Yes tower sites in Mexico City area are used by cartel to set up two way radio relays...some legit workers have been killed ..
On Sun, Jul 26, 2020, 9:13 AM <ch...@wbmfg.com> wrote: > I remember the article, thought it was in Mexico. > > *From:* Ken Hohhof > *Sent:* Sunday, July 26, 2020 9:04 AM > *To:* 'AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group' > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Way too easy > > > Didn’t somebody post awhile back news of a couple phone company > electricians being shot and killed at a cell site? I wonder if they > encountered a thief? You’d like to think nobody would get killed over a > router though. > > > > > > *From:* AF <af-boun...@af.afmug.com> *On Behalf Of *ch...@wbmfg.com > *Sent:* Sunday, July 26, 2020 9:44 AM > *To:* 'AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group' <af@af.afmug.com> > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Way too easy > > > > I have found the locks at tower sites set to the last 4 digits of the > phone number posted on the sign on the gate. > > Also, may of those gold colored master 4 digit combo locks have their > combo dialed into them of they are open. Many techs will open the gate and > hang the lock on the gate or fence or leave it dangling on the chain. > Anyone can go take a quick glance at the lock and now they have the combo. > You cannot spin the dials on many of them if they are open. > > > > *From:* Ken Hohhof > > *Sent:* Sunday, July 26, 2020 8:25 AM > > *To:* 'AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group' > > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Way too easy > > > > Tower sites almost always have combination locks not keys, and the tower > leasing companies often use the same combination everywhere. They may have > multiple locks like one for Sprint one for Verizon one for the electric > company etc. but I’ll bet those are the same across the network also. I’ve > even encountered different tower leasing companies that use the same > combination. > > > > I’ve never had access to a cell company shelter, but what do you want to > bet those don’t have unique combinations either. > > > > Also most towers have a sign saying it has security cameras. Many don’t > have cameras, just a sign. > > > > Most of the people accessing cell sites seem to be contractors, from the > crews that install the equipment to the guys maintaining the HVAC and > generators and filters and bait stations and cutting the grass and spraying > Roundup to keep the weeds down. Many people know the combinations. > > > > > > *From:* AF <af-boun...@af.afmug.com> *On Behalf Of *Steve Jones > *Sent:* Saturday, July 25, 2020 11:07 PM > *To:* AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group <af@af.afmug.com> > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Way too easy > > > > You cant stop a thief with the keys. But I bet some bureaucrat somewhere > pushes a bill to "make sure this can never happen again" that will > ultimately make things worse. > > At least this wasn't a copper thief, those guys destroy everything, this > is just a matter of a router drop and dumping a backup config, easy peasy. > > I'm surprised bigger companies dont have cameras > > > > On Sat, Jul 25, 2020, 7:07 PM Jaime Solorza <losguyswirel...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > http://wirelessestimator.com/articles/2020/arrest-made-following-theft-of-sprint-network-routers-that-took-down-carriers-service-in-texas/ > > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com > > ------------------------------ > > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com > > ------------------------------ > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >
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