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Website monitoring systems can help prevent 'wardriving' | | 2008/08/19 | | The recent arrest of gang members who stole the details of up to 40 million credit card users by 'wardriving' is now being seen as a more sinister version of what was known as 'warchalking'.
Large US retail outlets such as Barnes & Noble, OfficeMax and the UK's TK Maxx parent company TJX were caught cyber-napping by the gang, who compromised unsecured wi-fi networks and infiltrated store payment systems.
The card details were then sold on to a worldwide network of criminals, Computer World reports.
By comparison, 'warchalking' remains relatively harmless and harks back to a time when there was a charm element to cyber crime.
Individuals could employ the same methods but would merely use specially coded chalk graffiti to inform those in the know that a wi-fi hot spot had been discovered and could be used by anyone with the technology and the inclination.
This type of advantage-taking could be seen as doing the victim a favour because warchalkers did little more than highlight a potential severe problem with the company's internet security.
With the advent of wardriving, measures such as website monitoring services and increased internet security must be considered seriously as prevention is infinitely preferable to the cure. |
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