Strange new WiFi SSID in Neighborhood (Vanity)

August 26, 2011 | Self

[keat]

I was checking my home wifi last night and noticed a new SSID in the area. Comes up as "FBI Database". I'm in a quiet residential neighborhood. A really young couple just moved into the house next door and had the cable company hook up a couple of days ago.

Strange thing to name your router if they did that. Even stranger to broadcast it.

I haven't seen/heard any black helicopters overhead lately.

Anybody have any theories?

[GraceG]

If you own a Belkin wireless router rename it Linksys

If you own a Linksys wireless router rename it Belkin

It confuses the script kiddies who use hax0r tools.

[WaterBoard]

Common internet joke to scare unwitting Wifi users.

[Malsua]

I name my SSID “Unavailable”.

It’s just a name.

[GraceG]

Can you use a name like "■■■√··☺" Or do they not take ASCII codes?

[WaterBoard]

[WaterBoard]

[fnord]

“GET OFF MY LAN!”

“Router - I hardly know her”

how about “ThaiLAN?”

[StolarStorm]

SPAM_Lan

[fnord]

more risque from that link:

( . Y . ) boobies

Cunnilinksys

[HereInTheHeartland]

You need to physically destroy your Internet connection (all routers and/or modems) and computer immediately and evacuate your home.
Delete your FR account and any email accounts also.
Take the battery out of your cell phone also.

Once that is done please give us an update.

You have some very sophisticated and skilled people tracking you.

[DainBramage]

US AIRFORCE ICBM SILO #3

[dljordan]

“So you’re saying I shouldn’t have spent three hours trying to hack in? “

Don’t worry it’ll be a Federal prison. They’ll be gentle.

[ken in texas]

You forgot to mention to turn off all power to the house so the wiring can cool down. That always worked for me. < /smile

[KoRn]

Anyone can name a SSID anything. Sounds like someone looking to capture curious users.(Honeypot).

[Defiant]

Don’t know, but I would guess not.

[BfloGuy]

What a hoot!

I thought about naming mine something like "IRS-GOV", but didn't have the guts. Figured it might cut down on hacking attempts.

[EQAndyBuzz]

You must be watering your lawn too many times a week. It might just be the EPA pretending to be the FBI.

[GeronL]

You posted to the wrong person. Our lawn is yellow and feels like hay.

[EQAndyBuzz]

So is mine. My sister in law got fined for watering her lawn. I told her it was the EPA and that’s what you get for voting for Obama.

My wife made me apologize.

[GeronL]

My wife made me apologize.

I bet. Women could rule the world if they wanted to, but then who would they blame and nag?