Yeah I'm curious about this. Any one with legal insights on this? I can picture someone calling the cops and saying "Hey someone is breaking into my router and stealing my internet" the first reaction would probably be that no one san steal the internet since it belongs to anyone and it is not a tangible item...
--- Andre Courchesne - Consultant http://www.net-forces.com MSN: [email protected] Skype: VoipForces L'information contenue dans le présent document est la propriété de Andre Courchesne. Et est divulguée en toute confidentialité. Cette information ne doit pas être utilisée, divulguée à d'autres personnes ou reproduite sans le consentement écrit explicite de Andre Courchesne. The information contained in this document is confidential and property of Andre Courchesne. It shall not be used, disclosed to others or reproduced without the express written consent of Andre Courchesne. On 2010-07-05, at 10:41 AM, Patricia Campbell wrote: > Question: are there any laws in Que that cover this ? Would the > police take you seriously ? > > > On Mon, Jul 5, 2010 at 10:30 AM, Jeremy <[email protected]> wrote: >> On 07/04/2010 10:59 AM, Hroðgar Skjöldung wrote: >>> Hej! -- sorry for the long email/story -- >>> I was suspicious that someone was breaking into my wifi, it was subtile >>> like hijack was throttling in unison with my internet usage. It also looks >>> like he/she is using a homebrew VPN going to unregistered IPs. >>> Unfortunately, I am using a d-link di-524. Since I am monitoring activity >>> via the 'router', stuff like tcpdump is almost useless ( unless there >>> is a technique I am not aware of ) ...I will get a linux based wifi router >>> soon. >>> >>> If you are familiar with the DLink routers could you provide suggestions? >>> Script kiddies can crack WAP/WEP are there alternatives? >>> >>> 1) I have MAC filters on, 2) I have added domain IP filters, 3) I have >>> been changing the pass wrd, 4)I have hidden the SSID >>> The more experienced will know that most of this is useless. >>> There is no gain control on this router! >>> >>> >>> Finally, It turns out that I was right, there is someone on my wifi, but >>> what now? What does one do in Canada/Québec? Do I call the CRTC, my ISP , >>> write an FU2 attack...? Any techniques on triangulating wifi clients? I >>> have a wispy, parabolic dish, and a baseball bat. Just a joke, I dont >>> like base ball ;) ;) >>> >>> BTW: Also, my mac finds the VPN and adds it to my routes!(?) >>> ??route broadcasting on a hijack? any suggestions from the security gurus ? >>> >>> Mange tak,takk fyri >>> Hroth >>> >>> PS. Does anyone know if this is correct? My DLink MACs both seem to be >>> the same address, assigned to "Alpha Networks Inc." >>> >>> >> According to D-link that router can do WPA1, so use that and a super >> long password. >> >> Legally this person is breaking into your "home", call the cops is my >> suggestions, who knows what they are doing that could then be blamed on >> you. If someone is just connecting to an open wifi spot, fine. If they >> are capturing, decrypting, brute-forcing, etc etc, I'd involve the police. >> >> Jeremy >> _______________________________________________ >> mlug mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://listes.koumbit.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mlug-listserv.mlug.ca >> > > > > -- > ___..___........_._......__ > ...|.....|__/...|...|.......|...|__| > ...|.....|.....\...|...|__..|...|.....| > > "You must be the change you wish to see in the world." Mohandas > Karamchand Gandhi > _______________________________________________ > mlug mailing list > [email protected] > https://listes.koumbit.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mlug-listserv.mlug.ca _______________________________________________ mlug mailing list [email protected] https://listes.koumbit.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mlug-listserv.mlug.ca
