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Joshuah Allen Witt, a 35-year-old Seattle man, was sentenced to eight years in federal prison for his part in a three-man WiFi hacking and burglary ring.
His two fellow hackers have already been sentenced to federal prison, so this third and final sentencing concludes the court trials for a series of crimes that took more than $3 million from up to 50 local businesses. Read More
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In Queensland, Australia, local police identified a large number of homes and businesses without secure WiFi connections and plan on distributing information in mailboxes about how they can better secure their routers. Read More
A computer privacy expert and FBI Special Agent has wisely noted that “an open WiFi is like leaving your front door open and saying come in. Look at everything I have, and take what you’d like.” Check out this article and video from a local news station in Arizona to learn all about the surprising, eye-opening neighborhood “wardriving” experience that shows the realities of unprotected wireless. The article says “every street we checked, unsecure networks lit up our computer screen.” Read More
A man in Seattle is accused of “wardriving” – or using his car to drive around and hack into local businesses and obtain personal information. The arrest of the man concludes a years-long investigation into a string of network intrusions, and The Seattle Post Intelligencer reports that a search of the car conducted after the owner’s arrest “uncovered network tools, antennas and other items used to break into wireless networks.” Read More
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