network-security on S Anand

Hacking wireless networks

Tue, 17 Jan 2006 12:00:00 +0000

Hacking wireless networks. How to get access to secure networks, and how to see what others are doing on their wireless networks.

Comments

Arun 18 Jan 2006 4:56 am: Anand, can you recommend a few good podcasts you listen to?
S Anand 20 Jan 2006 12:01 pm: I don’t listen to podcasts, I’m afraid! Trains are too noisy, don’t like using headphones at office, and prefer watching movies at home. So effectively no place for podcasts :-)
Arun 20 Jan 2006 3:09 pm: Oh..ok..Somehow I thought you had made some post about listening to podcasts on trains sometime ago. Guess it must have been some other blog. Or I must have been dreaming :-)
S Anand 20 Jan 2006 6:32 pm: No, you’re right. That was in July, when I was commuting OVER the ground, where there’s less noise. Now I commute UNDERground, and can’t hear anything, so I’d given up soon after I started.

Hacking gets more focused

Tue, 13 May 2003 12:00:00 +0000

Hacking gets more focused.

Smarter spam

Sat, 18 Jan 2003 12:00:00 +0000

Smarter spam via Scripting News

Military history and network security

Tue, 16 Apr 2002 12:00:00 +0000

What can military history teach us about network security?

Code Red virus spread animaton

Mon, 06 Aug 2001 12:00:00 +0000

This study has some nice animations on how the Code Red virus spread geographically.

Check your mobile phones serial number

Thu, 21 Jun 2001 12:00:00 +0000

A note from my friend Ashish: “To check your Mobile phone’s serial number, key in the following digits on your phone:

* # 0 6 #

A 15 digit code will appear on the screen. This number is unique to your handset. Should your phone get stolen, you can phone your service provider and give them this code. They will then be able to block your handset. So even if the thief changes the SIM card your phone will be totally useless. If everybody did this, there would be no point in stealing mobile phones.”

Comments

Kathy 1 Feb 2007 1:15 pm: Didn’t appear for me!
Fran 21 Jun 2001 12:00 pm: Didn’t work for me either? Is it only for certain providers?
Somsubhra Ray 21 Jun 2001 12:00 pm: great things man …..can u plz tell me how to check mob model no if the documents and the paper i have lost.
shaun 21 Jun 2001 12:00 pm: worked 4 me tanks!!
prabath 21 Jun 2001 12:00 pm: how can i know that good brand pones from IMEI number
Marj 1 Jan 2009 10:42 am: Did not work for me verizon
silverfaewolf 14 Jan 2009 10:12 pm: The code works for certain providers. However, you can also go into your phone settings, and find “phone information” or something similar, and it will also give you the equipment serial number (ESN). Phones w/an IMEI, that’s the same as an MSN or ESN (manufacturer’s or Equipment). It depends on the network. Sprint, Verizon, Cricket, and Metro PCS all run on CDMA towers. Nextel runs on iDEN towers. T-mobile and AT&T run on unicel. Unicel towers are the most common worldwide, but CDMA are the most common in the US. This is why you can use a japanese at&t phone in the states, but can’t always transfer it to the sprint network. They’re designed and programmed to run on different towers.
Waqas 18 Apr 2009 8:41 am: Hi. This trick is useless because if you’ve got a stolen mobile and its IMEI number is blocked by the service provider, there is still a way to use this handset. Reinstall the software of the handset and change the IMEI number too:)). In some countries, the person who does this job would ask the 50% amount of the handset for doing this job.
binu 23 Sep 2010 12:11 pm: its working……………………
sunny lonkar 14 Jan 2012 1:58 pm: Hello I did this but it didn’t helped me. I had also given my stolen mobile no.’s serial no. to police for racking, but it didn’t.

Hacking is unavoidable

Mon, 02 Apr 2001 12:00:00 +0000

After seeing how costly it is to detect hacking, and the fact that anything you say can be logged against you, one wonders if being online is worth it. If you’ve got a permanent Internet connection, keep it switched off.

Hacked computer network experience

Sat, 15 Jul 2000 12:00:00 +0000

An interesting story about a hacked computer network and how they recovered.

Hacking attempt logged

Fri, 07 Jul 2000 12:00:00 +0000

An behind-the-scenes report on a hacking attempt. These guys set up a trap and waited for it to get hacked. Once it did, they recorded the conversations of the hackers. If you’re UNIX savvy, it’s a must read.