Cable Modems can be hacked to eavesdrop on your entire neighborhood

By John Locke on February 5, 2004

This article talks about a group that has released a way of hacking a cable modem that allows the hacker to listen to pretty much all of the traffic in the neighborhood.

Techniques like this prove you can never be sure who's listening to your network traffic. Any sensitive web browsing or email you use should be encrypted, to prevent snooping like this.

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John Locke is the lead developer and founder of Freelock, LLC. In addition to being a proficient web developer, he is an experienced technical writer, network administrator, and all around problem solver. He has worked with computers since 1984, and currently advises small businesses on open source software.