#WiFiSafety

Australian charged for ‘Evil Twin’ WiFi attack on plane

by

July 1, 2024 at 02:32PM An Australian man has been charged by Australia’s Federal Police for conducting “evil twin” WiFi attacks on domestic flights and airports in Perth, Melbourne, and Adelaide. The man set up fake WiFi networks to steal people’s email and social media credentials, exposing them to potential data theft and other cybercrimes. … Read more

New Wi-Fi Authentication Bypass Flaws Expose Home, Enterprise Networks

by

February 15, 2024 at 09:51AM New Wi-Fi authentication bypass vulnerabilities in open source software discovered by Mathy Vanhoef and Heloise Gollier pose threats to enterprise and home networks. The flaws affect Wpa_supplicant and Intel’s iNet Wireless Daemon (IWD) software. Exploitation could lead to traffic interception and unauthorized access to Wi-Fi networks. Vendors have been notified … Read more