Andrew Mason from security firm Random Storm bought some network hardware from auction site eBay for 99p. When he switched it on and plugged it in, the device automatically connected to the internal network of Kirklees Council in West Yorkshire. On powering his new hardware Mr Mason expected that the device would need network settings to be input but, without prompting, it connected to the last place it was used.
“It is like having a long ethernet cable from the Council office to anywhere where I connected the device,” said Mr Mason.
