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- Aidenag, on 10/12/2007, -0/+11mass murderers are called world leaders.... Hackers bieng called Researchers isnt too far of a stretch when you think about it lol
- birdwatcher3000, on 10/12/2007, -0/+6Hackers are called researchers now?
- serialx, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4"They also examined other networking technologies including Bluetooth, Ev-Do (EVolution-Data Only), and HSDPA (High Speed Downlink Packet Access)."
- Aidenag, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3heard about this one a few months ago from a few friends that spend a bit too much time doing things of a less than legit nature.. I dont think these guys are even remotely the first to find this "Flaw" i think they are just the first people to find it, and not use it for illegal purposes.. and instead are lettin people know..
- dharm, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3or wait for some person to post a video tutorial, and not pay 2000$
- PathDaemon, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3So, which drivers were determined vulnerable?
- fino35, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1when I read "Digital drive-by" I had an image of some guys driving past a house pointing cantennas out the window.
- Crackshot, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1 "Fuzzing" a wireless driver with dense packets has come up quite a bit lately. It's quite possible that the reason people aren't exploited more is the simple fact that your "victim" must have specific vulnerabilities for it to be maximally effective. By the way I think that the "first" hackers were actually regarded as researchers or outside consultants, and possibly mass murderers
- megabytehl, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1While its not surprising that this is happening, its really surprising that the laptop manufacturers aren't taking any steps to secure their drivers from these kinds of simple exploits. It honestly shocks me that after 5 generations of wifi cards they still haven't awoken from their ignorance.
- q3ctf4, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1If anyone's interested in how it's done, you can get the answers here:
http://www.blackhat.com/html/bh-usa-06/bh-usa-06-index.html
(Expect to pay around $2000.00 per class) - suppah, on 10/12/2007, -2/+2holy crap! you're in vacation... and you bring your laptop with you?
when I'm on vacation I do not have with me even my mobile!!! - Chordonblue, on 10/12/2007, -2/+2I guess my point is that even if you KNOW what you're doing you can still get hit. It's bad enough that most people can't set these up in the first place (and are doing so in droves now), but even if you do it the right way security is hit or miss!
- DigitAl56K, on 10/12/2007, -5/+4Thanks for that, but your comment has absolutely nothing to do with the article, which isn't about breaking into wireless networks or stealing data that's being broadcast, but exploiting drivers for wireless adapters to break into the computers running them. For example, sending so much traffic to the wireless adapter in your laptop that with some crafty tactics it's possible to take control of your laptop.
- tommythetomcat, on 10/12/2007, -6/+4Nerds will be nerds.
- Chordonblue, on 10/12/2007, -5/+2Just got back from vacation... No wireless available at the hotel? No problem! I counted no less than 4 open and 2 WEP-based AP's - mostly using the same name and channels (Linksys and Netgear mostly). I was a bit more discreet about it, but there were no less than 4 other guys out there, in plain sight, using their laptops wirelessly next to the pool.
Security is only as good as the poor fools who set these things up. I guess Circuit City and/or Radio Shack don't bother telling customers that setting up a wireless AP with little or no security is generally considered to be a bad idea. And now, coming soon, even more ways to steal data. I'll tell you this, I don't think it's possible to secure data wirelessly - no matter how it's encrypted - especially with hacks like this. - peritonlogon, on 10/12/2007, -6/+1@Aidenag
I was with you untill the "lol"
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