man-in-the-middle attacks Archives - Cyber Security Minute

Older Amazon Devices Subject to Old Wi-Fi Vulnerability

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…

Network Security

Over 90% of data transactions on IoT devices are unencrypted

Issued by: CSO

A new report that looked at millions of connections from IoT devices present on enterprise networks found that over 40% of them do not encrypt their traffic. This means a large number of such devices are exposed to man-in-the-middle (MitM) attacks where hackers in a position to intercept traffic can steal or manipulate their data….