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Group points to VOIP flaw in DSL home gateway

2008-01-21 00:00:00 by HASH0x8b63830 in Network World on Security
 
A flaw in a DSL home gateway could lead broadband users to divulge personal information over the phone to someone they erroneously believe is calling from their bank, according to a group of self-styled ethical hackers
 
Tags: dsl home gateway, lead broadband users, divulge personal information, flaw, ethical hackers, erroneously, phone, bank
 
 
 
 
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BPL Powers Down

2008-05-05 09:59:43 by Glennf in Wi-Fi Networking News
 
...DSL and cable, which had developed into monopoly or duopoly controls most places in the world. Two years ago, with favorable FCC and upcoming EC decisions on BPL either released or about to happen, BPL seemed about to come into its own. I wrote a positive piece for The Economist based in large part on an enormous deployment that was...
 
Tags: bpl, bpl equipment, bpl service, catalyze bpl, fcc, favorable fcc, oncor, network deployment, network
 
 
 
 
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Wee-Fi: Weekend-Fi in NYC, Oakland County Halts, Helio Sold to Virgin

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2008-06-27 10:33:34 by Glennf in Wi-Fi Networking News
...DSL business as a third. The muni division is nearly out of operation, and DSL lines continue to fall in quantity quarter over quarter. Dial-up is still their cash cow. Helio lost hundreds of millions to obtain just 170,000 subscribers (that number down from 200,000 at the start of 2008). EarthLink will receive a pittance for its investment,...
 
Tags: helio, wi-fi approach, wi-fi, virgin, municipal wi-fi division, helio lost hundreds, dollars, oakland county, mvno
 
 
 
 
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The reason behind the "We're sorry..." message

2007-07-09 11:54:00 by Niels Provos in Google Online Security Blog
 
...DSL routers that proxy search traffic through your network - this may be at home or even at a workplace where one or more computers might be infected. Overly aggressive SEO ranking tools may trigger this message, too. In other cases, we have seen self-propagating worms that use Google search to identify vulnerable web servers on the Internet...
 
Tags: web servers, vulnerable web servers, message, google, worms, google displays, worms pdf, queries, detect anomalous queries
 
 
 
 
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Toronto Columnists: City Owned Exclusive Broadband a Good Deal

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2008-03-31 13:50:27 by Glennf in Wi-Fi Networking News
...DSL from incumbent Qwest, including their fantastically improved technical support.) But, rather, that cities seem to do best in ensuring that missing pieces of all kinds are provided to those least able to advocate for themselves. This, in my mind, extends to cities providing incentives for supermarkets to be built in disadvantaged areas....
 
Tags: city, broadband, city budgets, city departments, city-wide fibrewireless network, broadband options, implement universal broadband, network, broadband firm
 
 
 
 
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Researcher: BT Home Hub Wi-Fi security easy to crack

2008-04-14 00:00:00 by HASH0x8b6c2c4 in Network World on Security
 
A security researcher claims to have found a significant weakness in the wireless encryption of a DSL home gateway made by Thomson and distributed to broadband subscribers in the U.K. by network operator BT
 
Tags: dsl home gateway, security researcher claims, broadband subscribers, significant weakness, wireless encryption, network operator, thomson
 
 
 
 
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Phishing Tactics Evolving

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2008-04-21 11:18:17 by HASH0x85bed5c in Dancho Danchev's Blog - Mind Streams of Information Security Knowledge
...dsl-w.verizon.net user-142o3ds.cable.mindspring.com /online.lloydstsb.co.uk/customer.ibc/logon.html user-142o3ds.cable.mindspring.com /onlineid/cgi-bin/onlineid.bankofamerica/sso.login.controller user-142o3ds.cable.mindspring.com /halifax-online.co.uk/ mem bin/halifax LogIn/formslogin.aspsource=halifaxcouk...
 
Tags: halifax-online, halifax, mem binformslogin, user, user-142o3ds, web application vulnerabilities, mem binhalifax loginformslogin, vulnerable sites, turkish defacement
 
 
 
 
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AT&T, Starbucks Make Rollout Start Official

2008-04-25 10:02:47 by Glennf in Wi-Fi Networking News
 
...DSL and fiber customers will gain free access at 7,000 Starbucks starting May 1, but as other eagle-eyed readers have noted, that option is already available on any T-Mobile login page that anyone's written me about or I've seen. The difference will be that a separate SSID called ATTWiFi will be available as an option for network selection,...
 
Tags: starbucks, att, att trucks, starbucks stores, san antonio, t-mobile login page, gain free access, markets, press release
 
 
 
 
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EarthLink Shutters New Orleans, Staunches Own Losses

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2008-04-25 15:52:07 by Glennf in Wi-Fi Networking News
...DSL providers are obligated to provide true wholesale rates
 
Tags: earthlink, slightly lower churn, slightly, lower, loss, increasingly poor access, earnings, drop, noticeable drop
 
 
 
 
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AT&T Gives iPhones Free Hotspot Access

2008-04-30 20:46:59 by Glennf in Wi-Fi Networking News
 
...DSL and fiber customers and 5 million remote business access customers. Adding a couple million iPhone users as an additional tie for continued loyalty is a no brainer Stories with pictures at MacRumors and Ars Technica . I'll test this out with my neighborhood Starbucks tomorrow. [Link via Fabio Zambelli
 
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