Weekly Threat Report 20th October 2017

KRACK – a fundamental flaw in Wi-Fi security

Security researchers from Belgium have found that the majority of Wi-Fi connections are potentially vulnerable to exploitation because of a fundamental weakness in the wireless security protocol – WPA2. The exploit is called “KRACK”, which is short for Key Reinstallation Attack. Reports suggest that at most risk are Linux operating systems, Internet of Things (IoT) devices and 41% of Android devices. However, many of these,…

Link: Weekly Threat Report 20th October 2017
Source: NCSC Reports