This shows how (in this case) an innocent looking thing can be used by malicious hackers for not-so-innocent work..
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*By Mark Ward
BBC News Online technology correspondent *
Empty cans of Pringles crisps could be helping malicious hackers spot wireless networks that are open to attack.
Security company i-sec has demonstrated that a directional antenna made with a Pringles can significantly improves the chances of finding the wireless computer networks being used in London’s financial district.
An informal survey carried out by i-sec using the homemade antenna has found that over two-thirds of networks were doing nothing to protect themselves.
The security firm said all the companies at risk could easily thwart anyone that wanted to find and penetrate their network by making a few simple changes to the hardware used to build the wireless networks.
Hack here
In November last year BBC News Online was shown just how easy it is to find and gain information about wireless networks.
These networks are rapidly becoming popular because they are cheap, easy to set up and replace the unsightly cables that many companies have used to link PCs together into networks
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/sci/tech/newsid_1860000/1860241.stm