A "severe" security flaw with home WiFi networks has been reported that potentially puts anyone using a wireless router at risk of being hacked. The Krack security exploit was discovered by Mathy ...

Depending on which version is present on the wireless device it also has the advantage of using strong encryption based on either the temporal key integrity protocol (TKIP) or the more secure counter ...

A security flaw in WPA2, the security protocol for most modern WiFi systems, could allow an attacker to steal sensitive data including emails, credit card numbers and passwords, Researchers at Belgian ...

A few weeks ago, the folks at Elcomsoft announced the firm had enhanced what it calls a password-recovery tool by allowing WPA (WiFi Protected Access) and WPA2 passphrases to be brute-force cracked ...

New method makes cracking WPA/WPA2 Wi-Fi network passwords easier and faster Your email has been sent Major password-cracking tool, Hashcat, found a simpler way to ...

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If you are one of the billions of people that use Wi-Fi on a regular basis – and if you’re reading this online, chances are you’re using it right now – you’ll want to learn about a security exploit ...

Wireless security has always been something of a problem. Basic WEP encryption, for example, has been beaten so soundly that it’s a wonder device makers even offer it as a security option anymore.

WPA2 – the encryption standard that secures all modern wifi networks – has been cracked. An attacker could now read all information passing over any wifi network secured by WPA2, which is most routers ...

On December 27, the Department of Homeland Security’s Computer Emergency Readiness Team issued a warning about a vulnerability in wireless routers that use WiFi Protected Setup (WPS) to allow new ...