Electronic Crime Partnership Initiative
Wireless Access Point Vulnerabilities
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| A typical home |
- A typical family, a PC and a
wireless access point for
sharing a single Internet
Connection
- An atypical day, Law
Enforcement execute a
Search Warrant for an
Electronic Crime traced
to the IP Address of the
family's PC AND the
wireless access point
- The family PC is seized
pursuant to the warrant,
to be examined for
electronic evidence.
- The family is taken into
custody, the investigation
continues.
The next door neighbor on his PC
connected to the family's wireless
access point, all his criminal
activity gets traced back to the
family's IP address. His illegal
activities are attributed to the
family.
access point?
connected to the family's wireless
access point, all his criminal
activity gets traced back to the
family's IP address. His illegal
activities are attributed to the
family.
access point?
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