Modems 'easily hacked'

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http://www.news24.com/News24/Technology/News/0,,2-13-1443_2319526,00.html

According to Telkom, customers are liable for the costs incurred in these crimes because the computers and modems are a customer's own property. However, to assist in detecting incidences, Telkom has a fraud management system in place which monitors calling behaviour of all clients.

This will raise an alarm should the calling profile change. One intervention measure Telkom reportedly takes is to remove international dialling should it detect international calls being made continuously to a destination which the customer has never previously called.

International dialing on a dsl modem, Say it ain't so..
 
One intervention measure Telkom reportedly takes is to remove international dialling should it detect international calls being made continuously to a destination which the customer has never previously called.

WTF!!??? :confused::confused::confused: These are DSL modems not analogue modems!!!

Not exactly a l33t hack, its just that the WPA key is set to the same as the MAC address. Anyone who still uses default passwords/keys needs to be shot.
 
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