KRACK WiFi Security Fixes Are Coming, But You Need to Take Control

KRACK WiFi Security Fixes Are Coming, But You Need to Take Control

7 years ago
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KRACK (for Key Reinstallation Attack) by its discoverers, a pair of researchers at a Belgian university. It could allow attackers to access private data flowing through an encrypted WiFi network. The data could include usernames, passwords, credit card details, emails, and more." data-reactid="21">The new WiFi vulnerability was dubbed KRACK (for Key Reinstallation Attack) by its discoverers, a pair of researchers at a Belgian university. It could allow attackers to access private data flowing through an encrypted WiFi network. The data could include usernames, passwords, credit card details, emails, and more.

“There’s a vulnerability in all current implementations of WiFi—the way WiFi works between devices and wireless access points,” says Bob Rudis, chief data scientist at Rapid7, a cybersecurity firm that has already written extensively about KRACK.