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Pringles: the latest wireless cracker tool

March 09, 2002 (8:00:00 AM) -  6 years, 10 months ago

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Vnunet jumps on the bandwagon with a story that's been going around for awhile, that Pringles cans can be used to tap into wireless networks. "Wireless hacking and 'war driving' has been a focus point in the security community for well over a year now, with innumerable experts warning that a wireless network opens a huge back door into systems ... Security firm I-sec recently demonstrated that using an empty Pringles tube as an antenna could boost the hacker's chance of picking up a wireless signal by as much as 15 per cent."

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