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Pretty much all Wi-Fi is vulnerable, security experts reveal

Jed Kim Oct 16, 2017
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Pretty much all Wi-Fi is vulnerable, security experts reveal

Jed Kim Oct 16, 2017
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Belgian researchers have identified a vulnerability in the way most of us connect wirelessly to the internet. The weakness even has a name: Krack. If exploited (and luckily that has not yet happened, as far as anyone can tell), information like our credit cards, passwords, basically anything we type is at risk for being seen and stolen. For businesses trying to keep their data and yours safe, this opens up a whole new front in the cybersecurity war. 

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