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- Police warn about fraudulent use of Wi-Fi
networks to download child pornography -
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Madrid, November 24, 2003 - According to CTV
(http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/1069439746264_6484894),
Toronto police have warned of unauthorized use of wireless networks by
third-parties to download child pornography.



The first case was detected on November 5, when sergeant Don Woords noticed
a vehicle driving the wrong way down a one-way street in a residential area.
When Sgt. Woods stopped the car, he found the driver half naked, viewing a
pornographic image of a girl.

When investigating the computer, police discovered that the driver of the
car used a technique known as 'War Driving' to detect vulnerable wireless
networks, connect to them and anonymously download child pornography from
the Internet.

War Driving involves driving around an area trying to locate vulnerable
wireless signals. War drivers usually target areas with office blocks, where
they are more likely to be able to find open Wi-Fi networks to connect to.
Their basic tools are a laptop computer, wireless card, software for
detecting network access points, and usually an antenna to expand the
strength of the signal.

For many computer and telecommunications enthusiasts, War Driving is an
inoffensive sport without malicious intentions, a type of electronic hunt
for networks. However, the number of intrusions and attacks on sensitive
data in corporate networks or fraudulent use of connections, like the one
described above, which exploit vulnerable wireless networks are increasing.
For this reason, it is extremely important to use authentication and
encryption functions supported by these systems.

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