|  |
 |
|
 |
| |
GRWifi.net
jystewart writes "Your readers might like to check out the newly relaunched grwifi.net, a listing of public hotspots in the Grand Rapids area. I've recently taken over the site and have added a zip code search, location ratings and a trackback-enabled commenting system (comment on your own site/blog and we link to it). The site could do with ratings, reviews and feedback!"
|
|
 |
|
 |
| |
Posted by audit on Monday, October 11 @ 16:09:14 EDT (7 reads)
(comments? | Score: 0) |
|
 |
 |
 |
|
|
|
| |
3 Admit Hacking Into Lowe's Computer
http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/business/financial_markets/9320069.h
Posted on Wed, Aug. 04, 2004
Associated Press
CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Three Michigan men have pleaded guilty to charges that they conspired to hack into the national computer system of the Lowe's home improvement chain to steal credit card information, federal authorities said Wednesday.
Under plea agreements, Brian Salcedo, Adam Botbyl and Paul Timmins pleaded guilty to just handful of the 16 charges each man originally faced, the U.S. Attorney's office said.
Under a plea agreement, Salcedo, of Whitmore Lake, Mich., pleaded guilty to four counts: conspiracy; transmitting computer code to cause damage to a computer; unauthorized computer access; and computer fraud.
The charges carry a maximum penalty of 25 years in prison. Under terms of the agreement, prosecutors will recommend that Salcedo serve about half that, 12 years and seven months.
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Posted by audit on Thursday, August 05 @ 00:30:37 EDT (299 reads)
(Read More... | 2444 bytes more | 1 comment | Score: 0) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Grand Haven, Michigan, Cuts the Cord
Anonymous writes "Grand Haven, Mich., makes splash with full-city Wi-Fi coverage: This seems like yet another city announcement, but it might be the first city with this scale of access that 100-percent live and commercially available. (Dissenters, please write in.) While there are plans for Cerritos, Santa Clara, and Chaska (Minnesota) to have full coverage, Grand Haven may have beaten them to full deployment.
The folks at Ottawa Wireless sent out a press release full of the technical details, such as their support for 802.11a, b, and g, and the fact that their service extends 15 miles into Lake Michigan, providing access for boaters and marinas. The coverage extends six square miles across the town, and it's optimized to handle VoIP; a beta test is in progress right now that will cost $30 per month for unlimited calling nationwide.
The service has 300 subscribers at its formal launch out of a local population of 12,000. However, th town sees two million--yes, million--visitors a year. Customers include the city, and public safety and health groups will eventually use the network.
Ottawa Wireless cleverly layers applications and specific performance statements on top of its network, providing VPN, wireless video monitoring, and what they call 55 mph access--even while you're speeding across the lake, you can still use Wi-Fi.
Service costs $20 per month for 256 Kbps, $45 for 512 Kbps, and $80 for 1 Mbps access. Day rates run from $5 for a single day to $17 for seven days (less than $2.50 per day), obviously aimed at the vacationer who spends a week or several weeks in town or on the lake.
For $25 per month, you can get unlimited in-town roaming as a plan, or, if you spend $200 upfront, you get 256 Kbps service in your home, plus a home wireless network, and unlimited roaming. That's a good bundle. The 512 Kbps and 1 Mbps business services include one account for unlimited in-town roaming."
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Posted by audit on Thursday, July 29 @ 17:32:06 EDT (63 reads)
(comments? | Score: 0) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Lowe's Intruders plead guilty
RENDERMAN writes "From Securityfocus.com
In a rare wireless hacking conviction, a Michigan man entered a guilty plea Friday in federal court in Charlotte, North Carolina for his role in a scheme to steal credit card numbers from the Lowe's chain of home improvement stores by taking advantage of an unsecured wi-fi network at a store in suburban Detroit. "
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Posted by audit on Friday, June 04 @ 16:55:56 EDT (87 reads)
(comments? | Score: 0) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Silos help bring wireless Internet to farm country
Anonymous writes "Rural Michigan is experiencing a broadband boom.
Up in the Thumb, high-speed Internet access is growing as fast as the corn and soybeans, with 16 grain silos now sprouting antennas that beam wireless access across a wide swath of farmland that stretches from Frankenmuth on the west, up the Saginaw Bay shoreline to Caseville on the north and back south to Bad Axe and Ubly, at the lower edge of Huron County.
Scott Zimmer, whose Air Advantage company (www.airadvantage.net) runs the project, says another 15 wireless Internet towers are expected to be erected by the end of the year.
"Up here, the land is flat and the silos are our equivalent of a skyscraper," says Zimmer. "They're anywhere from 120 feet to 180 feet high, and the beauty is they're already standing so we don't have to erect expensive towers to support the antennas." according to Zimmer. "
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Posted by audit on Friday, May 21 @ 09:59:27 EDT (154 reads)
(Read More... | 2540 bytes more | 2 comments | Score: 5) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
City approves start of wireless system project
Anonymous writes "By Shandra Martinez
The Grand Rapids Press
HOLLAND -- Holland soon could be the first Michigan city to have a free public wireless system.
Mayor Al McGeehan called the project one step toward coolness.
"This proposal really comes from the cool city conference," McGeehan said. "It's the first concrete thing we've seen."
On Wednesday, the City Council approved letting the Board of Public Works invest $7,500 on equipment to create a wireless network in downtown Holland.
"It's amazing to see how much you can get done for $7,500," City Manager Soren Wolff said. "Try to do $7,500 in fiber optics and see how much coverage you get." "
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Posted by audit on Thursday, April 22 @ 13:59:16 EDT (116 reads)
(Read More... | 2092 bytes more | 1 comment | Score: 0) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Businesses become wireless hot spots
Anonymous writes "By Susan Stock
Lansing State Journal
Convention-goers with laptop computers can hitch a ride on the Internet from anywhere in the Lansing Center without plugging in.
Across the street, Radisson Hotel guests can surf the Web while sitting poolside.
And coffee drinkers at Beaner's Gourmet Coffee can send e-mail or chat online while sipping latte.
Welcome to the high-tech world of "Wi-Fi hot spots" - special areas wired to give those who have equipped laptops instant Internet access without plugging into a network.
Savvy business owners are catching this technology wave, using hot spots as promotional features, a way to draw business and a method for developing customer loyalty. "
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Posted by audit on Monday, April 19 @ 09:23:08 EDT (144 reads)
(Read More... | 4372 bytes more | comments? | Score: 0) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
New wireless networks spark security needs
Anonymous writes "New wireless networks spark security needs
Businesses fear hackers but few use protections
By Charles E. Ramirez / The Detroit News
Comment on this story
Send this story to a friend
Get Home Delivery
A couple of months ago, police caught three cyberthieves trying to hack into the wireless computer network at a Lowe’s home improvement store in Southfield.
The trio, which allegedly tried to access the retailer’s national computer system to steal credit card information, faces 16 federal criminal charges in North Carolina, where Lowe’s has headquarters.
While the theft was foiled, the episode laid bare the growing threat that tech-savvy crooks pose to businesses, particularly as wireless technology becomes more popular. Analysts say many companies fail to take the necessary security steps to protect themselves and the vital data inside their computers: business plans, intellectual property, financial statements and personal data from customers and employees.
Last year, 251 U.S. companies reported losing $202 million because of cybercrime, according to a survey conducted by the San Francisco-based Computer Security Institute and the Federal Bureau of Investigations. The survey also found $70 million of that total and the greatest financial loss was tied to the theft of proprietary information.
“The security issue is real and for businesses its got to be rule No. 1,” said Mike Klein, president and CEO of Interlink Networks, a wireless and wired computer network security software company based in Ann Arbor.
Security concerns are especially pressing as more and more companies turn to Wi-Fi technology, which lets users link computers and other devices via high-frequency radio waves instead of with cables and wires.
For years, Wi-Fi have been fairly popular with consumers who wanted to link a couple of computers in the home to share Internet access and printers.
Now, almost a third of U.S. companies either used Wi-Fi or conducted pilot programs with the technology last year, according to a recent survey conducted by The Yankee Group, a communications and networking research and consulting firm based in Boston. The poll also found that 14 percent of U.S. companies plan to implement the technology in the next 12 months and another 14 percent plan to follow suit in the next two years.
"
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Posted by audit on Sunday, January 04 @ 08:20:11 EST (153 reads)
(Read More... | 5987 bytes more | 4 comments | Score: 0) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
New charges in Lowe's wi-fi hacks
Anonymous writes "New charges in Lowe's wi-fi hacks
By Kevin Poulsen, SecurityFocus Nov
21 2003 7:08PM
Federal officials this week accused a third Michigan man of conspiring to steal credit card numbers from the Lowe's chain of home improvement stores by taking advantage of an unsecured wi-fi network at store in suburban Detroit.
The new defendant, Brian Salcedo, 20, was named by the original suspects, Paul Timmins, 22, and Adam Botbyl, 20, in an FBI interview following their arrest, according to a government affidavit filed in the case.
All three men were indicted Wednesday in a federal court in North Carolina, where Lowe's corporate headquarters is based. They're charged with conspiracy, computer fraud, wire fraud, and possession of unauthorized access devices.
Timmins and Botbyl are free on $10,000 bail each. Salcedo is in jail-- a federal judge in Michigan ordered him held without bail as a flight risk, and he's expected to be transported in custody to Charlotte, North Carolina, where he'll be held in a local county jail pending trial, according to prosecutor Matthew Martens."
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Posted by audit on Wednesday, December 03 @ 19:06:05 EST (181 reads)
(Read More... | 4157 bytes more | comments? | Score: 0) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Additional info and stories on Lowe''s systems attack
Anonymous writes "As previously noted by Renderman, the story from the Charlotte Business Journal says three men have now been indicted. Botbyl and Timmins were previously named in connection with the story, but now a third man, Brian Salcedo, is linked to the first two.
This article at eSecurityPlanet.com is the first I''ve found that specifically says "criminal hackers". It goes on to mention that the WarDriving Community is "up in arms" about linking the crime to WarDriving.
In a story at Security Focus, there is a fair amount of detail regarding the activies of Botbyl and Timmins, the repeated surveillance of them by the FBI, the logs of the intrusions and the program they allegedly placed on the Lowe''s systems. This is more detail than I''d previously seen in any other story.
And finally, Mr. Salcedo, the new name to this story, reportedly has at least one previous conviction for network intrusions. Since he is still on probation for a 2000 felony conviction, he has been held without bail.
This press release from his 2000 arrest has more info.
Thorn"
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Posted by audit on Sunday, November 30 @ 23:06:00 EST (64 reads)
(comments? | Score: 0) |
|
|
|
|
| |
|
 |
|
| |
Login
Don't have an account yet? You can create one. As a registered user you have some advantages like theme manager, comments configuration and post comments with your name. |
|
 |
 |
 |
|
