AT&T 2wire networks lack of proper security

Lately I have been seeing an increasing number of AT&T 2wire networks appearing all around me and it worries me. Not because of AT&t Deathstar like mass closing in but however the vulnerability of these networks.

Each 2Wire networks default settings as the come setup by AT&T or out of the box is so bad that someone can easily compromise someones entire network in a matter of minutes. Each network has a 2WIRE### SSID and is protected by WEP. In my testing I have found that the average 2wire key could be cracked in 2-10 minutes depending on network traffic. The default key also happens to be the same key to reset the admin console pass. Now that you have full access to their network you can do several things, like turning off Ethernet ports or changing the security. Not only that but you also have their AT&T email account address, now anyone with enough intelligence/desire wouldn't have much trouble devising access to this as well.

Where I live I have roughly 2000 wireless networks in a four mile radius, 1200 of them being 2wire. This is a good example of the extent at witch AT&T is infiltrating people homes but also how little AT&T cares about their customers security. Its like door installation company that serves a majority of peoples home, they give everybody there own key to the door, but hide a spare in the exact same spot for everybody.

My solution to this is A) AT&T can stop being retarded or B) people start determining the exact location of these networks and offer to properly secure these networks for a small fee such as 20$ or so depending on difficulty. I realize this is not the most ideal my solution however it is not a problem that I am so inclined to fix all by myself.

Anyway I am tired and don't remember half of what I just wrote, but enjoy it anyway... Oh and be afraid very afraid.

Gmail ioBridge gadget

In my quest to integrate as many things possible with gmail I have made a very simple sidebar gadget for reading iobridge data and also controlling things. Here is the code, you will need to save this as an xml file and upload it to a web server so that google's servers can access it. The code is attached.





fileuploads/gmailiobridgegadget.xml

Hackintosh results

In the last week or so since I made the guide I estimate there to be around five or six hundred people that did this based on the downloaded files for the video and bios flash.
Which also means a lot of people are emailing me for different kinds of help, as you can imagine it is difficult to keep up. So I would like for anybody that has problems/issues to comment on this post as other people may be able to help with certain things, you can still feel free to email me as well.

Another Day, Another Post about Another Wind

I'm posting this from my MSI Wind Netbook! Expect to see lots of fun hacking happening on this pocket-sized bundle of fun... I've already swapped the Fn and Ctrl keys (that was REALLY pissing me off) and overclocked it.
I'm planning all sorts of fun stuff, starting with Leopard; and possibly a touchscreen.

IT'S GO TIME!

I just got an ioBridge

So that is the current temperature in my room right now.... well it probably is, since I am still messing with the thing and the configuration will be changing a lot. Check out ioBridge.com for more info. I will post all my amazing projects that I do with this device.

New stuff!

Ok I sorry to get your hopes up but this is really just some updates. The guide was extremely successful and we are going to make tons more and if anybody has any suggestions..... we need ideas!!!!

So to say few things about the Wind build, its waaaaay faster than the higher end 12 inch iBook G4 running tiger, It can install Photoshop CS3 in about 15 minutes over a 100mbit network (I need a gigabit router!!!! Maybe a wrt160n with DD-WRT :D)and it can run it just fine. I plan to make a video on it but I lack a camera good enough to do that with that won without making the viewer of said video want to gouge their eyes out with a spooooon. Oh and we got nearly 300K views on the guide, Not bad at all IMO.

Also the Msi Wind netbook works just as well including all drivers working spectacularly!

I thinks that's it for now, wait I forgot, any of you doing this with hardware other then the wind desktop should consult insanelymac.com as they have a lot more stuff when it comes to wide varieties of hardware and I can't help everybody with their individual circumstances.