"Flaw in Wi-Fi Standard Can Enable SSID Confusion Attacks"

According to researchers at Belgium's KU Leuven, attackers can exploit a fundamental design flaw in the IEEE 802.11 Wi-Fi standard to trick victims into connecting to a less secure wireless network. The Virtual Private Network (VPN) review site Top10VPN, which worked with one of the KU Leuven researchers to release details about the flaw, warns that such attacks increase the risk of traffic interception and manipulation. The flaw impacts Wi-Fi clients across all Operating Systems (OS). Wi-Fi networks affected by the vulnerability include those based on the WPA3 protocol, WEP, and 802.11X/EAP. This article continues to discuss the potential exploitation and impact of the new Wi-Fi vulnerability. 

Dark Reading reports "Flaw in Wi-Fi Standard Can Enable SSID Confusion Attacks"

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