Thanks for the heads-up, Glen! On Tue, Oct 17, 2017 at 8:55 AM, ┣glen┫ <[email protected]> wrote:
> Key Reinstallation Attacks > Breaking WPA2 by forcing nonce reuse > https://www.krackattacks.com/ > > > We discovered serious weaknesses in WPA2, a protocol that secures all > modern protected Wi-Fi networks. An attacker within range of a victim can > exploit these weaknesses using key reinstallation attacks (KRACKs). > Concretely, attackers can use this novel attack technique to read > information that was previously assumed to be safely encrypted. This can be > abused to steal sensitive information such as credit card numbers, > passwords, chat messages, emails, photos, and so on. The attack works > against all modern protected Wi-Fi networks. Depending on the network > configuration, it is also possible to inject and manipulate data. For > example, an attacker might be able to inject ransomware or other malware > into websites. > > > > The weaknesses are in the Wi-Fi standard itself, and not in individual > products or implementations. Therefore, any correct implementation of WPA2 > is likely affected. To prevent the attack, users must update affected > products as soon as security updates become available. Note that if your > device supports Wi-Fi, it is most likely affected. During our initial > research, we discovered ourselves that Android, Linux, Apple, Windows, > OpenBSD, MediaTek, Linksys, and others, are all affected by some variant of > the attacks. For more information about specific products, consult the > database of CERT/CC, or contact your vendor. > > > > -- > ␦glen? > > ============================================================ > FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv > Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College > to unsubscribe http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com > FRIAM-COMIC http://friam-comic.blogspot.com/ by Dr. Strangelove
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