New Wi-Fi Vulnerability Enables Network Eavesdropping via Downgrade Attacks
May 16, 2024 at 12:51PM Researchers uncovered a new security vulnerability, CVE-2023-52424, in the IEEE 802.11 Wi-Fi standard, known as the SSID Confusion attack. This flaw allows attackers to downgrade victims to a less secure network, intercept their traffic, and disable their VPN functionality. Mitigations proposed involve updates to the Wi-Fi standard and avoiding credential … Read more