Cable Modem Hackers Release Improved Firmware 419
FatCat writes "SecurityFocus has a story about a group of hardware and software hobbyists specializing in embeddded systems who've released their own custom firmware for Motorola Surfboard cable modems. The firmware lets you log in to an interactive VxWorks shell, or issue commands from a Web browser through an http interface. You load it by tapping an undocumented console serial port on the circuit board. So far, uncappers are apparently the primary consumers, and they're downloading up to 400 copies a day."
So far... (Score:3, Funny)
That was until
Make that 40,000 now (Score:3, Funny)
confused (Score:3, Funny)
Re:confused (Score:1, Funny)
Re:Spelling nazi... (Score:1, Funny)
Re:confused (Score:1, Funny)
Re:confused (Score:2, Funny)
I think I speak for many of us when I say I've never wondered why I've downloaded porn.
This is the US (Score:4, Funny)
With caps inside the cable company's network, there would be no oppurtunity for legal disputes and the resulting lawyer's fees....
Cheap VxWorks development system? (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Great, the bandwidth hogs (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Is this right? (Score:2, Funny)
No way! (Score:2, Funny)
SEE!
c>ping -t www.google.com
Reply from 216.239.41.104: bytes=32 time=10ms TTL=244
Reply from 216.239.41.104: bytes=32 time=17ms TTL=244
Reply from 216.239.41.104: bytes=32 time=7ms TTL=244
Reply from 216.239.41.104: bytes=32 time=4ms TTL=244
Wooho^C^C%%$*&$%.Destination host unreachable
Re:Spelling nazi... (Score:3, Funny)
If so will all companies eventually be forced by law to employ a certain number of hoobys in some sort of perverse positive discrimination?
Will we get "hooby rights marches" and will Holland allow two hoobys to get married?
Enquiring minds etc etc
troc
It's great software (Score:0, Funny)
cap? (Score:3, Funny)
If they just downloaded it once, maybe they wouldn't exceed their cap?
Re:Loss of service (Score:5, Funny)
If they found that you were AGAIN in violation you were terminated.
Your service was terminated, right? I've heard of "substantial penalties" for breach of contract, but termination? Jeez!
Re:Cheap VxWorks development system? (Score:3, Funny)
Why muck around with a modem and hacking, when you could install VxWorks on a PC and worry about learning the system, not hacking the hardware.
I'm sorry, sir. You seem a little lost here. Are you aware that this is Slashdot? :-)
AGGH!!!! GET A SPELLCHECKER!!!!! (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Loss of service (Score:3, Funny)
Sorry... couldn't resist.
Re:My Opinion (Score:1, Funny)
btw, my posts arent really meant as realistic solutions, they are merely cynical jabs and wishful thinkng.