Indeed - in a hurry it is very much possible indeed to make a mistake (also, an average mom or pop would not necessarily know the difference between the "wireless" and "broadband"...
Mind if I steal this pic for a blog post ? (Or if you planned a write-up, I'd be interested in a URL. It's worth making a bit of noise around it so the MS guys think of it as a problem worth solving.)
Re:DEF CON 19 - hackers get hacked
by elliottcarlson on Thursday August 11, 2011 @10:44AM
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Go for it - I don't have time for a proper write-up - would be interested in hearing about it if you do write something :)
The Mobile Broadband Connection doesn't always show up leaving the Wireless Network Connection list at the top. In this case you now see two entries for "Verizon Wireless" - the top being my broadband connection, the second one being my wireless routers SSID. Without paying attention and just working off of muscle memory it is feasible to go to an open network acting maliciously without realizing it.