Researchers Reveal Critical KRACK Flaws in WPA WiFi Security | Linux Today

Researchers Reveal Critical KRACK Flaws in WPA WiFi Security

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Sean Michael Kerner
Oct 16, 2017

The WPA2 protocol which is widely used to secure WiFi traffic is at risk from multiple vulnerabilities, collectively referred to as “KRACK Attacks” that were publicly disclosed on Oct. 16

“Attackers can use this novel attack technique to read information that was previously assumed to be safely encrypted,” the vulnerability disclosure warns.”The attack works against all modern protected Wi-Fi networks.”

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Sean Michael Kerner

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