Security News

iPhone WiFi bug morphs into zero-click hacking, but there's a fix
2021-07-19 20:50

Security researchers investigating a bug that crashed the Wifi service on iPhones found that it could be exploited for remote code execution without user interaction. When initially disclosed, the bug could disable an iPhone's WiFi connection after trying to connect to a network with a name that included a special character.

Don’t get tricked by this crashtastic iPhone Wi-Fi hack!
2021-07-12 17:58

Schou set up a Wi-Fi access point with a network name of %p%s%s%s%s%n, and then deliberately connected his iPhone to it in order to check for what are known as format string vulnerabilities. The name format string vulnerability comes from a standard, widely-used system function, found in almost every operating system, known as printf(), shorthand for format and print data.

NETGEAR extends its WiFi 6 portfolio with Insight Managed WiFi 6 Tri-band Access Point WAX630
2021-07-01 00:30

NETGEAR announced the availability of the fourth member in its Insight Managed WiFi 6 Access Points, the Insight Managed WiFi 6 AX6000 Tri-band Multi-gig Access Point, designed to provide the ultimate WiFi performance for small and medium businesses. This new tri-band access point brings next-generation premium WiFi 6 performance to small and medium businesses, delivering up to 40% higher1 speeds to each connected device as compared to WiFi 5.

It's 2021 and a printf format string in a wireless network's name can break iPhone Wi-Fi
2021-06-21 21:59

Joining a Wi-Fi network with a specific sequence of characters in its SSID name will break wireless connectivity for iOS devices. On Friday, Carl Schou, a security researcher in Denmark, reported that his iPhone lost its Wi-Fi capability after attempting to connect to a Wi-Fi network named "%p%s%s%s%s%n".

iPhone Wi-Fi Crushed by Weird Network
2021-06-21 16:58

FUD is spreading about a weirdly named personal network that a reverse engineer stumbled across and which he said "Permanently" wrecked his iPhone's Wi-Fi. TL;DR version: The twitching inflicted on his iPhone, which he demonstrated in the 4-second Tweet below, wasn't permanent. As replies to the initial post pointed out, an iPhone's Wi-Fi can be restored by resetting network settings.

Beware! Connecting to This Wireless Network Can Break Your iPhone's Wi-Fi Feature
2021-06-21 02:15

A wireless network naming bug has been discovered in Apple's iOS operating system that effectively disables an iPhone's ability to connect to a Wi-Fi network. The issue was spotted by security researcher Carl Schou, who found that the phone's Wi-Fi functionality gets permanently disabled after joining a Wi-Fi network with the unusual name "%p%s%s%s%s%n" even after rebooting the phone or changing the network's name.

iPhone bug breaks WiFi when you join hotspot with unusual name
2021-06-19 16:01

A new iPhone bug has come to light that breaks your iPhone's wireless functionality by merely connecting to a specific WiFi hotspot. Once triggered, the bug would render your iPhone unable to establish a WiFi connection, even if it is rebooted or the WiFi hotspot is renamed.

Your iPhone's WiFi will break after you join this hotspot
2021-06-19 16:01

A new iPhone bug has come to light that breaks your iPhone's wireless functionality by merely connecting to a specific WiFi hotspot. Once triggered, the bug would render your iPhone unable to establish a WiFi connection, even if it is rebooted or the WiFi hotspot is renamed.

Microchip PoE injector simplifies deployment of Wi-Fi 6 access points and small cell nodes
2021-06-16 00:30

Organizations can only deploy today's Wi-Fi 6 access points and 5G small cell access nodes where AC power is available or if their switch can deliver both power and data to them as required. Microchip Technology has created a more flexible and cost-effective alternative with the first multiport Power over Ethernet power sourcing equipment injector, also known as a midspan, that enables any multigigabit switch to support these devices' high powering needs and data rates, with no network configuration or downtime necessary.

Zyxel adds new WiFi 6 Mesh products to its portfolio
2021-06-09 23:45

Zyxel Communications announced the upcoming launch of a new WiFi 6 series, the DX3300, DX3301, EX3300, EX3301 and WX3100. This new offering will be one of Zyxel's most cost-competitive product series for migration to WiFi 6 Mesh and is a great choice for service providers who want to offer these capabilities under an existing copper or fiber infrastructure.