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		tyingq on Jan 13, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Cable Haunt: A critical vulnerability found in cab... Most US cable providers let you use your own DOCSIS modem. I doubt there are any legal consequences for changing config on your own modem. Channel bonding has to be configured on both sides though.

lawnchair_larry on Jan 13, 2020 [–]

You’d be wrong. People have been raided and charged for that in the US.

vlan0 on Jan 13, 2020 | [–]

Eh, people have been raided and charged for the distribution modems and running websites. But cases of theft of service for running a hacked modem are nearly non-existent.

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