Moreover, because those who use wireless networks at home typically don't keep access logs, the threat goes beyond legal responsibility for damages because they could easily be fingered as the perpetrator, Pollino warned. When the notorious Melissa virus struck in March 1999, law enforcement officials quickly tracked its release to an America Online account that had been hacked. AOL's logs indicated that the person who released the virus dialed in with a telephone number that didn't belong to the account owner.

"Right now, the account owner has a good story to tell over a beer," Pollino said, "But what would have happened today if the person who symmetry series clear intelligent rose case for apple iphone x and xs - yellow/clear released the virus got into AOL through a home (wireless) network? The trail would have gone cold at the victim's house, and they would likely be arrested.", In addition, if an attack does a great deal of damage, the individual or company whose account was used in the hacking could face enormous liability charges, said Joseph Burton, a lawyer with Duane Morris who focuses on information security issues.Reader ResourcesThree gateways to Wi-FiWi-Fi routers for home or office..

Until now, Burton said, companies have been afraid to sue others for their security problems. "Companies are reluctant to bring the cases, because it's like living in a glass house and throwing the stone. Everyone is at risk.". But that reluctance could be about to change. Because of heightened safety concerns since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, the courts will eventually establish certain levels of security as reasonable expectations. "A company hurt because of another firm's weak security will say, 'They are idiots. They should have known better, and I'm out $22 million,'" Burton said.

Burton, who is representing Russian software company Elcomsoft against copyright infringement charges, believes that one or two cases will crop up in the next year, most likely brought by insurance companies trying to recoup losses, "The minute it is open, it's open season on everybody," he said, "That's why you haven't seen it so far.", That same reason is why other lawyers believe that no such cases will be filed anytime soon, "I think at this point in time, it would be hard to say there is a professional duty of care to others to secure the network," symmetry series clear intelligent rose case for apple iphone x and xs - yellow/clear said Jennifer Granick, clinical director for Stanford University's Center for Internet and Society..

In the meantime, while the issue is debated in academia and corporations, the chalk-marked message on the street is clear: Connect here. Method: Low-hanging fruitDescription: Hacker scans for open access points that allow anyone to connect. In some cases, such wireless networks are meant to be used by the public, but most of the time, the networks are just misconfigured.Goal: Free Internet access, attack a third party using target as a blind, exploring someone else's network. Method: Access point spoofing Description: An attacker sets up his or her own access point, known as a rogue, near the target network or in a public place where the victim might believe that wireless Internet access is available. If the rogue access point's signal is stronger than the signal of the real access point, then in many cases, the victim's computer will connect to the rogue access point. Then, the attacker can wait for the victim to type in passwords or inject attack code into the information flow to compromise the victim's computer.Goal: Snooping, password acquisition, identity theft, network access.