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New Linksys WRT3200ACM open source Wi-Fi router is optimization ready
Linksys announced the next generation of its one and only WRT router – the WRT3200ACM. It features Tri-Stream 160 technology creating the fastest Dual Band router …
Google wants to revamp public Wi-Fi networks, but what about security?
William Shakespeare once wrote, “the eyes are the windows to your soul,” but if you ask savvy retailers, they might say it’s guest Wi-Fi. Why? New Wi-Fi systems allow them to …
Hundreds of millions of cars can be easily unlocked by attackers
Security researchers have come up with a way to unlock cars manufactured by vendors around the world, and are set to present their findings on Friday at the Usenix security …
New home router OS tackles firmware shortcomings
Untangle announced the release of a new operating system for consumer Wi-Fi routers at DEF CON 24. Router hardware has evolved and improved over the years, but its firmware …
FCC orders TP-Link to allow third-party firmware on their routers
The Federal Communications Commission’s Enforcement Bureau has reached a $200,000 settlement with TP-Link in regards to selling in the US routers that could operate at output …
Low-cost wireless keyboards open to keystroke sniffing and injection attacks
Bastille Networks researcher Marc Newlin has discovered a set of security vulnerabilities in low-cost wireless keyboards that could be exploited to collect all passwords, …
50+ vulnerabilities found in popular home gateway modems/routers
Researcher Gergely Eberhardt with Hungarian security testing outfit SEARCH Laboratory has unearthed over fifty vulnerabilities in five home gateway modems/routers used by …
Wi-Fi hack experiment conducted at Republican National Convention site
Avast security researchers conducted a Wi-Fi hack experiment at various locations around the Republican National Convention site in Cleveland to demonstrate how risky it can …
Ubiquiti routers hit by backdoor-generating worm
A worm targeting wireless network equipment developed by US-based Ubiquiti Networks has already managed to compromise thousands of routers across the world. To spread it, …
Germany set to end copyright liability for open Wi-Fi operators
People who travel to Germany are often surprised at the lack of public, open Wi-Fi networks. That’s because German law (Störerhaftung – “liability of …
A rogue access point at RSA Conference? Here’s what happened
Ever since businesses began to offer Wi-Fi access to customers, experts have warned that open hotspots are not secure. Open Wi-Fi hotspots don’t ask a user for a …
MouseJack: Remote exploitation via radio frequencies
Bastille has uncovered a massive vulnerability in wireless mice and keyboards that leaves billions of PC’s and millions of networks vulnerable to remote exploitation via radio …
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