New Wi-Fi Vulnerability Enables Network Eavesdropping via Downgrade Attacks (thehackernews.com)
from yogthos@lemmy.ml to security@lemmy.ml on 19 May 2024 04:29
https://lemmy.ml/post/15803547

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TWeaK@lemm.ee on 19 May 2024 08:23 next collapse

Damn, this could be huge, it sounds like it affects everything.

Also, I’ll be damned if I’m going to use AitM. It’s Man in the Middle. If you want it to be de-gendered just think of it as 'man, ie an abbreviation for human.

Cheradenine@sh.itjust.works on 19 May 2024 09:03 collapse

“A successful SSID Confusion attack also causes any VPN with the functionality to auto-disable on trusted networks to turn itself off, leaving the victim’s traffic exposed.”