Security News

Bug in widespread Wi-Fi chipset firmware can lead to zero-click code execution
2019-01-21 12:49

A vulnerability in the firmware of a Wi-Fi chipset that is widely used in laptops, streaming, gaming and a variety of “smart” devices can be exploited to compromise them without user interaction....

TP-Link introduces next-generation WiFi routers that support Wi-Fi 6 wireless standard
2018-12-11 04:00

TP-Link unveiled two new WiFi routers—the Archer AX6000 and the Archer AX11000. Both routers support the new 802.11ax wireless standard, also known as Wi-Fi 6. The 802.11ax standard features...

Little FYI: Wi-Fi calling services on AT&T, T-Mobile US, Verizon are insecure, say boffins
2018-11-30 14:03

Subscribers using wireless calls wide open to attack Boffins from Michigan State University in the US and National Chiao Tung University in Taiwan have found that the Wi-Fi calling services...

New APIs Suggest WPA3 Wi-Fi Security Support Coming Soon to Windows 10
2018-11-12 13:03

Windows 10 users don't have to wait much longer for the support of latest WPA3 Wi-Fi security standard, a new blog post from Microsoft apparently revealed. The third version of Wi-Fi Protected...

IT Wi-Fi kit bit by TI chip slip-up
2018-11-01 15:00

BLEEDINGBIT patches hit to fix critical holes in enterprise network access points On Thursday, network equipment makers Aruba, Cisco, and Cisco-owned Meraki plan to patch two flaws in Bluetooth...

Researchers KRACK Wi-Fi Again, More Efficiently This Time
2018-10-09 14:51

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Wi-Fi versions to get names people can actually understand
2018-10-05 11:38

The high priests of Wi-Fi just made your life - and the lives of wireless network equipment vendors everywhere - a little easier.

Dutch cheesed off with Russians, expel four suspects over chemical weapons Wi-Fi spying
2018-10-04 21:37

Russia hits back: Do not 'swallow these provocations' Four alleged Russian agents have been expelled from the Netherlands after they attempted to hack the chemical weapons watchdog probing the...

Wi-Fi Gets Simplified Version Numbers and Next Version is Wi-Fi 6
2018-10-03 18:48

Do you know what is the latest version of Wi-Fi? It's okay if you don't know. It is — Wi-Fi is 802.11ac. I am sure many of us can't answer this question immediately because the Wi-Fi technology...

Counting People Through a Wall with WiFi
2018-09-27 12:43

Interesting research: In the team's experiments, one WiFi transmitter and one WiFi receiver are behind walls, outside a room in which a number of people are present. The room can get very crowded...