Neowin News Feed for: Wpa2

Google finally releases an Android patch for the KRACK WPA2 vulnerability

Rich Woods — Mon, 06 Nov 2017 21:16:01 +0000

Google today published the details of its November security update for Android, finally fixing the KRACK WPA2 vulnerability on Nexus and Pixel devices. It's unclear when others will receive it. Read more...

Up to 50% of Android devices impacted by WPA2 vulnerability

William Burrows — Tue, 17 Oct 2017 01:38:01 +0000

Android devices are significantly implicated in recently revealed WPA2 vulnerabilities with all devices running Android 6.0 and above subject to a more significant variation of the attack. Read more...

Custom ROM LineageOS merges code to help resist KRACK

Paul Hill — Mon, 16 Oct 2017 23:44:01 +0000

The LineageOS project has committed several fixes to its custom ROM which will help mitigate the KRACK vulnerability which made WPA2 protocol a target for hacking. It's good news for Android users. Read more...

Debian-based distributions patch against WPA2 exploit

Paul Hill — Mon, 16 Oct 2017 19:24:02 +0000

Debian and other Linux distributions based on it, including Linux Mint and Ubuntu, have received patches to the WPA package in order to mitigate new vulnerabilities that were discovered. Read more...

Microsoft details its fixes for KRACK WPA2 vulnerability

Rich Woods — Mon, 16 Oct 2017 19:08:01 +0000

After it was revealed that the WPA and WPA2 protocols are vulnerable to hacking, it turned out that Microsoft had already issued a fix for it to supported versions of Windows last week. Read more...

Microsoft already has a fix for the WPA2 vulnerability

Rich Woods — Mon, 16 Oct 2017 15:48:02 +0000

Earlier today, it was reported that there's a major vulnerability in WPA2, the Wi-Fi protocol that most devices use. Microsoft says that it already has a fix, and devices are already protected. Read more...

US government announces that your Wi-Fi is vulnerable to hacks

Paul Hill — Mon, 16 Oct 2017 11:22:01 +0000

A new vulnerability has been found which compromises the previously secure WPA2. The revelation was made by researchers. The US Computer Emergency Readiness Team is due to publish more details today. Read more...

Researchers discover WPA2 vulnerability

Dave Legg — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 15:00:10 +0000

Researchers at wireless security company AirTight Networks have uncovered a vulnerability in the widely used WPA2 security protocol, part of the 802.11 standard. The vulnerability, termed "Hole 196", which can be exploited by attackers already... Read more...

WPA is going the way of WEP, cracked in 15 minutes flat

Daniel Fleshbourne — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 11:04:53 +0000

According to PC World the days of securing your WIFI network using Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) may be over, as researcher Erik Tews will show how he was able to crack WPA encryption... Read more...