RE: How to track down a wireless hacker

["ep" <captgoodnight () hotmail com>]

Just examples of how calling the cops about a strange car packed outside has
nabbed people. Just something to consider in the big picture, nothing more.

--cg 

-----Original Message-----
From: janheisterkamp () web de [mailto:janheisterkamp () web de] 
Sent: Sunday, November 11, 2007 3:14 PM
To: ep
Cc: pen-test () securityfocus com
Subject: Re: How to track down a wireless hacker

What tells me/us this reply?
ep schrieb:
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> http://www.dailywireless.org/2004/06/07/wifi-hacker-busted/
> http://www.infoworld.com/article/07/08/23/London-man-arrested-for-stea
> ling-W
> i-Fi_1.html
> http://www.theinquirer.net/en/inquirer/news/2006/03/24/wi-fi-user-fine
> d-for-
> battening-off-hotspit
http://www.infoworld.com/article/05/08/08/HNwifi_1.html?source=rss&url=http:
> //www.infoworld.com/article/05/08/08/HNwifi_1.html
>
> src
> http://www.wardriving.com/
>
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>
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: janheisterkamp () web de [mailto:janheisterkamp () web de]
> Sent: Sunday, November 11, 2007 5:55 AM
> To: ep
> Cc: 'Craig Wright'; pen-test () securityfocus com
> Subject: Re: How to track down a wireless hacker
>
> I lost who started this thread.
> Of course you can track a wireless attacker due the fact that he is 
> broadcasting a trackable signal and you can do it pretty accurate. But 
> he question behind is "And then?"
>
> What will you do?
> 1.
> If the attacker is in house you might have to close all the doors, 
> call the security stuff and confiscate all the laptops running 
> wireless. The attacker goes arested and the rest of the user will take 
> their case to the court, sueing you for damages.
> 2.
> If the attacker is, let us say in a car in the street and you have 
> tracked and localized him what are you able to do?
> You can't touch him, neither arrest him, you have no legal right to do 
> so; probably you will se the attackers golden finger he hits the road.
>
> The energy you are wilt to afford to track this freak down you had 
> better spent before in securing your Network.
> It's a fact, that you messed it up and not he.
> I guess there is waiting some homework for you...
>
> Regards
> Jan


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