You guys might be interested in reading this.............. FBI now on our backs?
[ From Dave Farber's Interesting People list ] RMT. Begin forwarded message: > From: "Dave Farber" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Tue Aug 13, 2002 1:37:37 PM America/New_York > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: IP: FBI probing 'war chalking'? > Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -----Original Message----- > From: "Jim Thompson"<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: 8/13/02 4:26:03 PM > To: "Dave Farber"<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Cc: "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, > "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: FBI probing 'war chalking'? > > > There is an Special Agent named "Bill Shore" in the Pittsburgh field > office. I've spoken to him, this is his. He forwarded it to an > 'infoguard' list > > Forwarded by my local Time-Warner/Road Runner 'insider'. > > Jim > > ---------- > > From: Bill Shore [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Monday, July 08, 2002 9:56 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Wireless networks - Warchalking/Wardriving > > > It has recently been brought to my attention that individuals/groups > have been actively working in the Pittsburgh area as well as other > areas > of the United States including Philadelphia, and Boston, and the rest > of > the world for that matter, to identify locations where wireless > networks > are implemented. This is done by a technique identified as > "Wardriving." Wardriving is accomplished by driving around in a vehicle > using a laptop computer equipped with appropriate hardware and software > http://www.netstumbler.com/ to identify wireless networks used in > commercial and/or residential areas. Upon identifying a wireless > network, the access point can be marked with a coded symbol, or > "warchalked." This symbol will alert others of the presence of a > wireless network. The network can then be accessed with the proper > equipment and utilized by the individual(s) to access the Internet, > download email, and potentially compromise your systems. In > Pittsburgh, > the individuals are essentially attempting to map the entire city to > identify the wireless access points, see here, > > > http://mapserver.zhrodague.net/cgi- > bin/mapserv?mode=browse&layer=all&layer=q > uadsheets&layer=borough&layer=roads&layer=ap&zoomdir=1&zoomsize=2&imgxy > =458+ > 165&imgext=-80.175489+40.268422+- > 79.733217+40.621536&map=%2Fmnt%2Fhog%2Fwebs > ites%2Fmapserver%2Fpublic_html%2Fpa%2Fpgh.map&savequery=true&program=%2 > Fcgi- > bin%2Fmapserv&map_web_imagepath=%2Fmnt%2Fhog%2Fwebsites%2Fmapserver%2Fp > ublic > _html%2Ftmp%2F&map_web_imageurl=%2Ftmp%2F&img.x=250&img.y=197. > > > Also, check this article from pghwireless.com, > http://www.pghwireless.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=19 > > Identifying the presence of a wireless network may not be a criminal > violation, however, there may be criminal violations if the network is > actually accessed including theft of services, interception of > communications, misuse of computing resources, up to and including > violations of the Federal Computer Fraud and Abuse Statute, Theft of > Trade Secrets, and other federal violations. At this point, I am not > aware of any malicious activity that has been reported to the FBI here > in Pittsburgh, however, you are cautioned regarding this activity if > you > have implemented a wireless network in your business. You are also > highly encouraged to implement appropriate wireless security practices > to protect your information assets, > http://www.cert.org/research/isw/isw2001/papers/Kabara-31-08.pdf > > There are several articles available with additional details including > http://www.warchalking.org as well as http://www.pghwireless.com. A > copy of the coding symbols is attached in .pdf format. If you notice > these symbols at your place of business, it is likely your network has > > > [Message truncated. Tap Edit->Mark for Download to get remaining > portion.] > > For archives see: > http://www.interesting-people.org/archives/interesting-people/ -- NYCwireless - http://www.nycwireless.net/ Un/Subscribe: http://lists.nycwireless.net/mailman/listinfo/nycwireless/ Archives: http://lists.nycwireless.net/pipermail/nycwireless/
