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Severe WiFi security flaw puts millions of devices at risk (WPA2 cracked, but there's a patch)
Engadget ^
| Oct 16, 2017
| Steve Dent
Posted on 10/16/2017 6:24:52 AM PDT by dayglored
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posted on
10/16/2017 6:24:53 AM PDT
by
dayglored
To: Abby4116; afraidfortherepublic; aft_lizard; AF_Blue; amigatec; AppyPappy; arnoldc1; ATOMIC_PUNK; ...
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posted on
10/16/2017 6:25:36 AM PDT
by
dayglored
("Listen. Strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government.")
To: dayglored
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posted on
10/16/2017 6:26:03 AM PDT
by
dayglored
("Listen. Strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government.")
To: dayglored
Ethernet cable is my simple solution to these problems. Faster, too.
To: dayglored
This is what some techie geniuses are spending there time on because there are just so many fantastic techie real jobs out there - NOT. (AI is already into processes to replace average tech workers, analysts of all types - including financial and legal, and general computer programmers).
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posted on
10/16/2017 6:32:05 AM PDT
by
Wuli
To: dayglored
I didn’t see if disabling WIFI administrator affected it. I always leave that off.
To: Wuli
Better off with a career as an aircraft or robot mechanic.
To: dayglored
My router cannot be seen outside my house due to the fact I have stone walls. I can’t even use it in the garage. I can see my neighbor’s router(they live through the woods) but not mine.
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posted on
10/16/2017 6:37:04 AM PDT
by
AppyPappy
(Don't mistake your dorm political discussions with the desires of the nation)
To: Wuli
Self programming computers are only the beginning...............
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posted on
10/16/2017 6:39:34 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(Road Rage lasts 5 minutes. Road Rash lasts 5 months!.....................)
To: proxy_user
Remember, WIFI’s not a question....it’s a thing.
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posted on
10/16/2017 6:43:59 AM PDT
by
Puppage
(You may disagree with what I have to say, but I shall defend to your death my right to say it.)
To: dayglored
A WPA2 WiFi access point can be configured with a hidden SSID instead of a public one to make it harder to hijack.
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posted on
10/16/2017 6:45:05 AM PDT
by
Gideon7
To: dayglored
From the comments on the article at engadget:
“Windows 10 isn’t vulnerable (because Windows breaks the spec in exactly the proposed way to avoid the attack), and iOS isn’t vulnerable either (for the same reason), and AFAIK it shares its networking stack with macOS so macOS is likely not vulnerable either.”
This means if you use Windows 10 or a Mac as a WiFi client you should be safe.
Linux clients are still vulnerable (Android).
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posted on
10/16/2017 6:52:19 AM PDT
by
Gideon7
To: dayglored
From the article:
And of course, the attack won't work unless the attacker is nearby and can physically access your network.
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posted on
10/16/2017 6:56:09 AM PDT
by
SanchoP
To: dayglored
It’s an Android thing and someone has to be close by to Krack you ,LOL
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posted on
10/16/2017 6:58:08 AM PDT
by
butlerweave
(it's the children are)
To: ImJustAnotherOkie
I didnt see if disabling WIFI administrator affected it. I always leave that off.
That would have no effect on this.
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posted on
10/16/2017 7:03:33 AM PDT
by
TexasGunLover
("Either you're with us or you're with the terrorists."-- President George W. Bush)
To: dayglored
if you have wi-fi enabled on your IPhone while you’re out and about, a hacker can grab your info?
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posted on
10/16/2017 7:12:30 AM PDT
by
bitt
(The press takes him literally, but not seriously; his supporters take him seriously, but not literal)
To: TexasGunLover
To: Gideon7
Don’t we all have our SSIDs set to “Free Republic” or “Pig in a Pantsuit” or such?
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posted on
10/16/2017 7:20:30 AM PDT
by
bigbob
(People say believe half of what you see son and none of what you hear - M. Gaye)
To: SanchoP
>
And of course, the attack won't work unless the attacker is nearby and can physically access your network. Ummm, like your local coffee shop's "Free WIFI"?
What would you guess the likelihood is that public WIFI hotspots are gonna get patched quickly?
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posted on
10/16/2017 7:28:38 AM PDT
by
dayglored
("Listen. Strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government.")
To: bitt
>
if you have wi-fi enabled on your IPhone while youre out and about, a hacker can grab your info? I'm not exactly sure precisely which clients are vulnerable, because there's a lot of crap/fake info floating around, and some folks are desperate to convince themselves (and others) that their preferred device or OS is "safe".
I created this thread mainly to raise FReepers' consciousness about the problem, but I don't claim to have a definitive list of the exact info -- yet. Data is still emerging, and one has to be careful about what one takes as gospel, at least early on in the discussion.
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posted on
10/16/2017 7:36:07 AM PDT
by
dayglored
("Listen. Strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government.")
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