WiFi protocol flaw

[coxhaus]

I bet this will outdate a lot of old routers and APs without software support.

WiFi protocol flaw allows attackers to hijack network traffic

Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a fundamental security flaw in the design of the IEEE 802.11 WiFi protocol standard, allowing attackers to trick access points into leaking network frames in plaintext form.

www.bleepingcomputer.com

 

[sfx2000]

Not really - the attacker needs to already be an authenticated user on the network - which means, I can't park outside your house and start snarfing packets...