KRACK

Network Security

Issued by: Security Week

he vulnerabilities, dubbed FragAttacks (fragmentation and aggregation attacks), were discovered by researcher Mathy Vanhoef, who was also involved in the discovery of the Key Reinstallation Attack (KRACK) vulnerabilities back in 2017. FragAttacks can be leveraged by an attacker who is within range of the targeted Wi-Fi connection to hack devices and steal sensitive user information….

Vulnerabilities

Issued by: Dark Reading

Som old Amazon devices contain an even older Wi-Fi vulnerability that can be exploited in man-in-the-middle attacks. The vuln – KRACK, or Key Reinstallation Attack – is a flaw in the four-way WPA2 handshake that begins the protected transaction. The vulnerability leaves the wireless traffic encrypted, but routed through a malicious middle actor that decrypts…