What is war driving?-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------2
Case: TJX Hacker Get 20 Years in Prison---------------------------------------------------------------------3
Case: Alleged Porn Pirate Caught With Pants Down-----------------------------------------------------4
Case: War-Driving Guilty Plea in Lowe’s Wi-Fi Case-----------------------------------------------------4
Case: The Case of the Not-So-Friendly Neighborhood Spammer----------------------------------5
How to protect yourself from war driving? ----------------------------------------------------------------6
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• If you believe you’ve been a victim of “war-driving, file a report with the local police, the Internet Crime Complaint Center http://www.ic3.gov/default.aspx and the National White Collar Crime Center http://www.nw3c.org/.
Here are some clues that you may have been a victim of war-driving:
• Your internet provider complains of internet over-usage.
• Your internet provider wants to shut you down for downloading illegal software, music or porn.
• Your internet is working at a snail’s pace and you look out the window and see an individual with a laptop in an unfamiliar vehicle parked in front of your house.
Summary
If you haven’t been familiar with war-driving, it is something that you should become familiar to protect yourself and your business. Technology has improved our lives but at the same time, we need to know our technology to safeguard ourselves from thieves and hackers. The best solution from being a victim of war-driving is prevention. If you’re not familiar with encryption, WEP’s, WPA’s, Wi-Fi’s, ask for help.
REFERENCES
Dictionary.com
University of Dallas, William A. Blakely on-line library, Lexis Nexis