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How secure is your Wi-Fi network? Research uncovers major vulnerability in wireless networking technology (techxplore.com)

submitted 7 months ago by lemmydev2 to c/pulse_of_truth

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We often take for granted just how ubiquitous Wi-Fi has become over the past two decades, explains Northeastern University electrical and computer engineering professor Francesco Restuccia, who is also a member of the Institute for the Wireless Internet of Things.

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[–] ryannathans@aussie.zone 4 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

I was cracking wpa2 aes networks over a decade ago, they are not secure to brute force and replay attacks lol you'd need PMF forced on to prevent replay attacks but this breaks compatibility with half the shit on the market

Security is only as strong as the password, where modern hardware can achieve hashrates that quickly break all but complex phrases

[–] wizardbeard@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Guess I'm more out of date on my wifi security knowledge than I thought. Sheesh. Got some reading to do.