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Hack Pinpoints Victim's Physical Location

SOURCE: DIGG • 2010-01-07
TOPICS: Router • Samy • Internet Protocols • Routing • Law_crime

[145 diggs @ Security] 'Samy worm' writer publishes proof-of-concept attack that gleans a victim's home router GPS coordinates. He says, This way if I can obtain the user's router's MAC address in any way, regardless of browser, nationality, or age, I can typically dete... read more »

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