Re: [MLUG] Whoa! WiFi Hacker gets 9 years in the slammer

[Mike Miller <EMAIL:PROTECTED>]

On Fri, 17 Dec 2004, Michael wrote:

> I still think the people who left their network full of private customer 
> data open (with no protection at all as I recall) should be charged and 
> sent to jail too. Definately a serious case of neglecting 
> responsibility. 9 years seems pretty harsh since there wasn't actually 
> much hacking involved. He drove by and bam there was an open network 
> with interesting data out in plain sight. Sure he then started snooping 
> on the data but I think most people would. I don't recall any mention of 
> him actually using that data. Was there?

He installed programs to snoop on incoming data.

I think the guys are getting screwed very hard partly because Lowe's is 
arguing that this hacking escapade could have cost the store many millions 
of dollars.  But how could it cost them so much money?  Maybe because 
customers would be wary of a store that could treat their personal data so 
cavalierly.  Think about it - if that is the reason for a harsh sentence, 
then what was the crime?  -- It was revealing to the world that Lowe's has 
abysmal computer security.  Importantly, that is not the crime for which 
they were convicted.

I agree that some sort of sentence is appropriate, but not 9 years!

Mike
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