Teen Breaks into Couple’s Home, Asks for WiFi Password

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The Palo Alto Police Department arrested a 17-year-old this week after he allegedly broke into a couple’s home and asked for their WiFi password, hours after he had asked nearby neighbors for theirs. The Washington Post points out that the city of Palo Alto offers free WiFi to residents and visitors.

Palo Alto Police Sgt. Dan Pojanamat told The Washington Post on Friday that it’s unclear whether the juvenile suspect was really seeking WiFi access or whether it was simply an excuse, saying that “the real issue is the fact that he entered a house that was occupied.” The suspect was arrested on charges of residential burglary, prowling, and providing false information to an officer, according to the police statement.
 
Patton187 said:
He was there to steal and that was just his dumb excuse when caught in the home. He ssked the neighbors to see if they were home.
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Totally. A kid who tried to break into my family's house when I was in high school claimed that he was there to pick up some video games that I had promised to copy for him. This was true only in the sense that he knew there was a computer in the house (because I'd had him over before) and he was going to take that and presumably whatever floppies were there. In retrospect, it's shocking that he and his lawyer tried to take that story to trial, where I ended up having to testify to the truth including admitting to copyright infringement...and then explaining video game piracy. Ah, the good old 80s!
 
I want all of you here in this thread to give me all your most secret passwords :barefoot:
 
I guess the dumbass didn't know its on a sticker on the modem/router.
 
Or you know... you could just go to any fucking Starbucks... and most cafe's, restaurants, etc...
 
Cyraxx said:
Or you know... you could just go to any fucking Starbucks... and most cafe's, restaurants, etc...
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Right? Even McDonald's. Or just ask the neighbors nicely and throw them 20 buck's when you have it. What a fruitcake.
 
Low effort! he didn't grow up in the age of wardriving and key bruteforcing. And for Texas it would just be a deauth attack until you get a new router and highjack the setup.
 
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