KRACK attack: Wi-Fi connections vulnerable to hackers after flaw discovered
A security flaw has been discovered that could be used to hack into any device that uses Wi-Fi.
That includes your phone, your laptop, your PlayStation and your smart fridge.
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I like my beer cold and my fridge dumb.
Tau.Neutrino said:
KRACK attack: Wi-Fi connections vulnerable to hackers after flaw discoveredA security flaw has been discovered that could be used to hack into any device that uses Wi-Fi.
That includes your phone, your laptop, your PlayStation and your smart fridge.
more…
Everything is so vulnerable it’s not worth bothering any more. My email is vulnerable to spam, my Android is vulnerable to ads, and my desktop is vulnerable to updates.
PS. on one episode of CSI Cyber, the WiFi device that was hacked into was a vibrator.
mollwollfumble said:
Tau.Neutrino said:
KRACK attack: Wi-Fi connections vulnerable to hackers after flaw discoveredA security flaw has been discovered that could be used to hack into any device that uses Wi-Fi.
That includes your phone, your laptop, your PlayStation and your smart fridge.
more…
Everything is so vulnerable it’s not worth bothering any more. My email is vulnerable to spam, my Android is vulnerable to ads, and my desktop is vulnerable to updates.
PS. on one episode of CSI Cyber, the WiFi device that was hacked into was a vibrator.
Pacemakers are also meant to be vulnerable
Cymek said:
I imagine there’ll be a software/firmware fix available real soon.
mollwollfumble said:
Tau.Neutrino said:
KRACK attack: Wi-Fi connections vulnerable to hackers after flaw discoveredA security flaw has been discovered that could be used to hack into any device that uses Wi-Fi.
That includes your phone, your laptop, your PlayStation and your smart fridge.
more…
Everything is so vulnerable it’s not worth bothering any more. My email is vulnerable to spam, my Android is vulnerable to ads, and my desktop is vulnerable to updates.
PS. on one episode of CSI Cyber, the WiFi device that was hacked into was a vibrator.
Pacemakers are also meant to be vulnerable
The thing is everything now has a login name and a password, every gadget, every second website and before you even get to the internet you need to log into a computer and the fucking idiots who do cyber security tell the punters that you need a different name and different login password for everything and not to write it down anywhere.
These people are supposed to be smart people, people to trust to protect us.
Peak Warming Man said:
The thing is everything now has a login name and a password, every gadget, every second website and before you even get to the internet you need to log into a computer and the fucking idiots who do cyber security tell the punters that you need a different name and different login password for everything and not to write it down anywhere.
These people are supposed to be smart people, people to trust to protect us.
In a previous life I had to open several safes and key blisters, I ended up using superhero names from my big book of Marvel superheroes.