Secure Your Wireless Network With The Best You Can
By Ian Scott
Barry Ardolf of Blaine, Minneapolis apparently used his neighbour’s wireless network to send threatening emails to VP Joe Biden, making them appear as if they were originating from the neighbour’s computer and network. Ardolf has been charged with one count of threats to the president and successors to the presidency and one count of aggravated identity theft, according to this report in The Register.
Just goes to show you the risks you take if you don’t secure your network. There is no mention in the article whether the neighbour’s had secured their wireless network with WPA2 and somehow Ardolf was able to get around it – but a completely insecure network would make such occurrences much easier to hackers. Could you imagine the Secret Service showing up at your door to investigate a threatening email that apparently originated at your house?
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