How to Take Over a Train Station 356
ThinkComp writes "Everyone knows that home wireless networks are insecure, but who would expect a major transportation hub to be vulnerable to the same problems? Well, waiting for my friend's train at South Station in Boston, MA, I happened to notice that it was possible to take control of the entire station's wireless network, including its home page and authorization method (free wireless, anyone?)--and those of thirty other businesses throughout Massachusetts, thanks to a few coding errors on the part of the wireless company with which South Station contracted."
wireless is insecure? (Score:5, Funny)
Decisions, decisions (Score:4, Funny)
They're coming (Score:4, Funny)
Illegal access (Score:5, Funny)
Summary: here's documentation of my illegal access to a system, please prosecute me, thanks.
hold that thought (Score:5, Funny)
and close the doors when you are all the way through
next stop: home
Re:wireless is insecure? (Score:2, Funny)
Re:who did you tell? (Score:5, Funny)
obligatory reply (Score:5, Funny)
Why play with HO scale? (Score:5, Funny)
Ah, screw Charlie (Score:4, Funny)
Besides, the election's over anyway. I don't think Riley won.
Well? (Score:5, Funny)
DO GOOD! BE A ROBIN GOOD! (Score:2, Funny)
Re:all these wireless articles.... (Score:2, Funny)
Re:guestBox (Score:3, Funny)
And if you go to the guestBox site [guestboxuser.com] you'll find you can login with username test and password test.
Re:wireless is insecure? (Score:4, Funny)
No they aren't (Score:5, Funny)
We have recently come to our attention that you are using methods of pinpointing locations of individuals that may infringe on our "Latitude/Longetude" [slashdot.org] techniques (Patent Pending).
You are hereby ordered to cease & desist all location activity until you have properly licensed our intellectual property rights.
Yours Truly, -Microsoft Legal Team
Master Key to North Station in Boston (Score:3, Funny)
Back in the 60's, when the world was a little bit more innocent, I was able to fit a master key to all of the locks in North Station, which was also Boston Garden (the arena for the Boston Celtics and the Boston Bruins).
I never used the key; in fact I threw it away once I made it. It was only a proof in concept.
The only thins I make are my wearable art (http://www.allyn.com/ [allyn.com] and http://www.clearplastic.com/ [clearplastic.com])
Locksmithing is no longer fun with all of the security paranoia. I buy my own locks to play with. The only fun thing I do in North Station anymore is to prance around in a leather juck strap and a clear plastic raincoat.
Obligatory train joke... (Score:2, Funny)
Three Microsoft engineers and three Apple employees are traveling by train to a computer conference. At the station, the three Microsoft engineers each buy tickets and watch as the three Apple employees buy only a single ticket.
"How are three people going to travel on only one ticket?" asks a Microsoft engineer.
"Watch and you'll see," answers the Apple employee. They all board the train. The Microsoft engineers take their respective seats, but all three Apple employees cram into a restroom and close the door behind them. Shortly after the train has departed, the conductor comes around collecting tickets. He knocks on the restroom door and says, "Ticket, please."
The door opens just a crack and a single arm emerges with a ticket in hand. The conductor takes the ticket and moves on.
The Microsoft engineers saw this and agreed it was quite a clever idea. So after the conference, the Microsoft engineers decide to do the same on the return trip and save some money.
When they get to the station, they buy a single ticket for the return trip. To their astonishment, the Apple employees don't buy any ticket, at all.
"How are you going to travel without a ticket?" asks one perplexed Microsoft engineer.
"Watch and you'll see," answers an Apple employee.
When they board the train the three Microsoft engineers cram into a restroom and the three Apple employees cram into another one nearby. The train departs.
Shortly afterward, one of the Apple employees leaves his restroom and walks over to the restroom where the Microsoft engineers are hiding. He knocks on the door and says, "Ticket, please..."
Re:Totally misleading article leadin. (Score:3, Funny)
The fact that he did this at a train station is totally irrelevant
Well, it does make it easier for someone to leave the scene of the crime. :)
I'm not violating a Patriot Act provision regarding giving assistance in committing crimes by suggesting people could use a TRAIN to leave the TRAIN STATION to avoid getting caught, right? ;)
Re:wireless is insecure? (Score:4, Funny)
That's great. Can you wait until after I get to work on Monday before you do this? Thanks.