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hackalot73 · 10-04-09, 09:03 PM

bump up

hackalot73 · 10-04-09, 09:04 PM

bump down

cockneysean · 10-04-09, 09:04 PM

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Originally Posted by hackalot73

bump up

wat??

hackalot73 · 10-04-09, 09:05 PM

take what you can,give nothin back

hackalot73 · 10-04-09, 09:05 PM

More than a thousand hackers are using reconfigured cable modems to fraudulently access free high speed Virgin Media broadband, sources have revealed.
The hack has been made possible by the recent launch of Virgin Media's 50Mbit/s "XXL" package. It relies on new equipment running the upgraded DOCSIS 3.0 data transmission standard.

The launch has allowed hackers to apply the new configuration from Virgin Media's official up to 50Mbit/s home modem to legacy DOCSIS 1.0 hardware, to access the DOCSIS 1.0 platform at higher speeds. Our source said over a thousand lines have been seen obtaining about 30Mbit/s downstream.

Virgin Media told The Register it was aware of the problem and was working to address it. It added that recent network upgrades allowed it to detect modems cloned in this way and it intends to pursue those involved. "The message is: we are onto this and we are after you," a spokesman said.
He said new routers in the firm's network were able to detect and take measures against cloned modems to ensure bandwidth is not stolen from legitimate customers. Many hackers, who trade details of their hacks in web fora, believe the modified modems are untraceable, but according to Virgin Media its new systems mean "that's absolutely not the case".
Virgin Media also sent this statement:

Virgin Media takes the issue of fraud on its network very seriously and, where appropriate, will prosecute. We have a range of tools that can detect fraudulent modems and service profiles on our network and a number of technological features which assist us in successfully addressing the challenge of fraudulent activity. Whilst the numbers are small, we are actively tracking fraudulent activity and are rolling out a range of countermeasures to eliminate these fraudulent broadband users from our network.

Obtaining services dishonestly is an offence under section 11 of the Fraud Act 2006. A conviction carries up to 12 months in jail.
Fraud using modified equipment has also been a problem for Virgin Media's TV services. Last year a Scottish man was jailed after making £50,000 selling modified receivers that offered free access to premium channels.
Virgin Media investigators also participated in a raid on a modification operation in Lancashire on April, which saw six people arrested. ®

cockneysean · 10-04-09, 09:08 PM

Theres no need to spam the forum up with random posts and stuff that has already been posted mate.

And that what you posted is nothing more than propaganda.

captainspaulding · 10-04-09, 10:46 PM

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Originally Posted by cockneysean

And that what you posted is nothing more than propaganda.

Yeah and old news.

lee-ds · 10-04-09, 11:11 PM

I don't understand why people think that if everyone stops using 50Mb, all will be well in the world!?

VM were going to make the changes whether people used the config or not!

cockneysean · 11-04-09, 12:37 AM

Exactly.

I say use it why its there.

You'll only be wishing that you did when it is no longer available.

And the numbers posted in that report. Well, I have a bit of a suspicion that there is more than 1000 people forcing the config...

G77 · 11-04-09, 12:48 AM

still running, 2mb macs forced to 20mb, national tftp's, hax and sb5100mod

seems back to normal for me (touches a big plank of wood)

same freq too, c+w

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hackalot73 Norn iron/gods country Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: belfast Posts: 30 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: Any modems down post here More than a thousand hackers are using reconfigured cable modems to fraudulently access free high speed Virgin Media broadband, sources have revealed. The hack has been made possible by the recent launch of Virgin Media's 50Mbit/s "XXL" package. It relies on new equipment running the upgraded DOCSIS 3.0 data transmission standard. The launch has allowed hackers to apply the new configuration from Virgin Media's official up to 50Mbit/s home modem to legacy DOCSIS 1.0 hardware, to access the DOCSIS 1.0 platform at higher speeds. Our source said over a thousand lines have been seen obtaining about 30Mbit/s downstream. Virgin Media told The Register it was aware of the problem and was working to address it. It added that recent network upgrades allowed it to detect modems cloned in this way and it intends to pursue those involved. "The message is: we are onto this and we are after you," a spokesman said. He said new routers in the firm's network were able to detect and take measures against cloned modems to ensure bandwidth is not stolen from legitimate customers. Many hackers, who trade details of their hacks in web fora, believe the modified modems are untraceable, but according to Virgin Media its new systems mean "that's absolutely not the case". Virgin Media also sent this statement: Virgin Media takes the issue of fraud on its network very seriously and, where appropriate, will prosecute. We have a range of tools that can detect fraudulent modems and service profiles on our network and a number of technological features which assist us in successfully addressing the challenge of fraudulent activity. Whilst the numbers are small, we are actively tracking fraudulent activity and are rolling out a range of countermeasures to eliminate these fraudulent broadband users from our network. Obtaining services dishonestly is an offence under section 11 of the Fraud Act 2006. A conviction carries up to 12 months in jail. Fraud using modified equipment has also been a problem for Virgin Media's TV services. Last year a Scottish man was jailed after making £50,000 selling modified receivers that offered free access to premium channels. Virgin Media investigators also participated in a raid on a modification operation in Lancashire on April, which saw six people arrested. ®

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cockneysean Technology Forums Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 1,331 Thanks: 78 Thanked 331 Times in 183 Posts	Re: Any modems down post here Theres no need to spam the forum up with random posts and stuff that has already been posted mate. And that what you posted is nothing more than propaganda.

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lee-ds Cable Animal Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: The Capital Of Yorkshire Posts: 1,673 Thanks: 163 Thanked 451 Times in 350 Posts	Re: Any modems down post here I don't understand why people think that if everyone stops using 50Mb, all will be well in the world!? VM were going to make the changes whether people used the config or not! __________________ If at first you don't succeed.......flash and flash again! Last edited by lee-ds; 10-04-09 at 11:24 PM.

11-04-09, 12:37 AM	#99 (permalink)
cockneysean Technology Forums Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 1,331 Thanks: 78 Thanked 331 Times in 183 Posts	Re: Any modems down post here Exactly. I say use it why its there. You'll only be wishing that you did when it is no longer available. And the numbers posted in that report. Well, I have a bit of a suspicion that there is more than 1000 people forcing the config...

11-04-09, 12:48 AM	#100 (permalink)
G77 Super Moderator Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 6,080 Thanks: 695 Thanked 1,248 Times in 1,042 Posts	Re: Any modems down post here still running, 2mb macs forced to 20mb, national tftp's, hax and sb5100mod seems back to normal for me (touches a big plank of wood) same freq too, c+w __________________ 1M Motorised Dish, 45W-36E, DM800HD. Quad LNB Mesh Mini Dish, 28.2E, DM500, TM500. Samsung Galaxy S GT-I9000 XXJVU & CF-Root.