Security News

Popular TP-Link wireless home router open to remote hijacking
2018-10-03 10:35

By concatenating a known improper authentication flaw with a newly discovered CSRF vulnerability, remote unauthenticated attackers can obtain full control over TP-Link TL-WRN841N, a popular...

Monnit and Cradlepoint partner to deliver wireless connectivity solutions for IoT
2018-08-31 12:42

Monnit announced a partnership with Cradlepoint, to offer wireless sensor-to-cloud connectivity solutions for IoT. Under the partnership, Monnit’s ALTA wireless sensor adapters integrate with...

Ensuring Your Industrial Wireless Systems Are Safely Deployed
2018-08-14 10:58

Finding a competitive edge in heavy industries and manufacturing today is as much about digitization and data analytics as it is about bringing new products and services to market. It has...

Hacking For Sport: A Journey in Reverse Engineering a Toshiba Wireless SD Card
2018-08-09 17:26

Reverse engineering the Toshiba FlashAir SD storage card allowed a researcher to execute remote code - and could've allowed him to add other malicious or practical features.

Hashcat developer discovers simpler way to crack WPA2 wireless passwords
2018-08-07 18:43

While looking for ways to attack the new WPA3 security standard, Hashcat developer Jens “Atom” Steube found a simpler way to capture and crack access credentials protecting WPA and WPA2 wireless...

Sierra Wireless Patches Critical Vulns in Range of Wireless Routers
2018-05-08 20:27

Sierra Wireless has patched two critical vulnerabilities for its range of wireless gateways that would leave the enterprise devices helpless to an array of remote threats, including the charms of...

Emergency broadcast system hack shows need for encrypted wireless communication
2018-04-11 13:13

Emergency sirens sold by Acoustic Technology use an unencrypted command and control system broadcast over the air, which allowed attackers to commandeer them.

Week in review: Big data and insurance, wireless standards hackers will target after Wi-Fi
2018-03-19 02:32

Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news and articles: Malicious activity surges coincide with geopolitical events 2017 was a year of multiple geopolitical events that...

Four wireless standards hackers will target after Wi-Fi
2018-03-13 13:00

When any new communication medium for sharing information emerges, it’s often quickly followed by those committed to hacking it. This natural progression is unfortunately very predictable: groups...

WPA3 to Bring Improved Wireless Security in 2018
2018-01-09 17:59

Wi-Fi Alliance Announces WPA3, the Successor to Wi-Fi's WPA2 Security Protocol read more