Several readers noted the indictment of hardware hacker Ryan Harris, known as DerEngel. Harris wrote the 2006 book Hacking the Cable Modem, explaining how to get upgraded speed or even free Internet service by bypassing the firmware locks on Motorola... ...full story at slashdot
from slashdot on Tue, Nov 03 2009
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| 04 Nov 09 |
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Feds Charge Modem Modder With Aiding ‘Computer Intrusion’ » digg An Oregon hardware hacker and author has been hit with federal criminal charges arising from his longstanding business of selling unlocked cable modems that can be used to steal extra speed from a broadband provider, or obtain free service. |
| 04 Nov 09 |
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Feds bust cable modem modder kit maker » the register (uk) Faces 20 years for showing how to bust speed caps An Oregon man faces up to to 20 years in prison for allegedly selling modding tools that allowed his customers to swipe high-speed internet access without paying.…The power of collaboration within unifi... |
| 22 Oct 09 |
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Gaping Security Hole Turns Cable Modems Into Hacker Prey » digg A blogger helping to tune a friend's wi-fi network uncovered a gaping security hole in Wi-Fi cable modem routers installed in 64,000 Time Warner subscribers' homes, leaving them open to attack. |
| 06 Feb 09 |
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WISPS Mean Cable and DSL Aren't the Only Choices » slashdot Brett Glass writes "Feel like you're stuck with a no-win choice between expensive cable modem service and slow DSL for Internet? Currently using satellite, with long latencies that make it impossible to do VoIP or interactive gaming? One of America's best... |
| 03 Nov 09 |
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Hacker charged in $1m cable ISP customer cloning scheme » the register (uk) MAC spoofing biz flourished for six years Federal prosecutors have charged a California man with earning $1m over a six-year period by illegally selling products that allowed customers to get high-speed internet service for free.…The power ... |
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