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I had the idea a long time ago to make a dd-wrt image which would automatically crack the vulnerable routers within distance, detect the model, and install a co
by bobsgame 9y ago
I had the idea a long time ago to make a dd-wrt image which would automatically crack the vulnerable routers within distance, detect the model, and install a compatible version of itself in order to spread virally and create a mesh network. I'm not going to pursue it because it probably breaks a lot of laws, but I'm still curious if it would have been possible. Does anyone know if this is actually feasible? Maybe the radios can't handle that sort of thing?
- pletnes 9y agoDid you mean this? http://gizmodo.com/264050/slurpr-wi-fi-box-sucks-up-six-signals-for-super-broadband http://gizmodo.com/264050/slurpr-wi-fi-box-sucks-up-six-sign...
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- crummy 9y agoProbably cracking passwords would be very slow on router hardware - cool idea though.
- goda90 9y agoThe load could be distributed between nodes, or the original node could be backed by a more powerful machine to do the cracking.
- braxxox 9y agoThat certainty breaks the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, and while impractical, I think you could be charged separately for cracking each router. That said, interesting idea. If I were to do it, I wouldn't crack the passwords on the router itself, but rather attach 3G hardware to the router to "phone home" captured handshakes and run your cracking on GPUs in the cloud, sending results back to the router.
- sml156 9y agoIt's called evil twin and if you thought of it more than ten years ago you would've had to write your own script.