Tag: wifi
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Wi-Fi signals may hold the key to touchless access control
Imagine walking into a secure building where the door unlocks the moment your hand hovers near it. No keycards, no PINs, no fingerprints. Instead, the system identifies you by … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/11/10/research-wi-fi-palm-authentication/
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Wi-Fi signals may hold the key to touchless access control
Imagine walking into a secure building where the door unlocks the moment your hand hovers near it. No keycards, no PINs, no fingerprints. Instead, the system identifies you by … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/11/10/research-wi-fi-palm-authentication/
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Wi-Fi signals may hold the key to touchless access control
Imagine walking into a secure building where the door unlocks the moment your hand hovers near it. No keycards, no PINs, no fingerprints. Instead, the system identifies you by … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/11/10/research-wi-fi-palm-authentication/
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NDSS 2025 CHAOS: Exploiting Station Time Synchronization in 802.11 Networks
Session 1A: WiFi and Bluetooth Security Authors, Creators & Presenters: Sirus Shahini (University of Utah), Robert Ricci (University of Utah) PAPER CHAOS: Exploiting Station Time Synchronization in 802.11 Networks Many locations, especially in urban areas, are quite noisy with WiFi traffic. In addition to data traffic, WiFi stations send management and control frames that can…
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NDSS 2025 CHAOS: Exploiting Station Time Synchronization in 802.11 Networks
Session 1A: WiFi and Bluetooth Security Authors, Creators & Presenters: Sirus Shahini (University of Utah), Robert Ricci (University of Utah) PAPER CHAOS: Exploiting Station Time Synchronization in 802.11 Networks Many locations, especially in urban areas, are quite noisy with WiFi traffic. In addition to data traffic, WiFi stations send management and control frames that can…
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Review: The Wireless Cookbook
The Wireless Cookbook is a project-centered guide to working with Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and LoRa, written with the Raspberry Pi as the main platform. It is aimed at people who … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/10/28/review-the-wireless-cookbook/
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Review: The Wireless Cookbook
The Wireless Cookbook is a project-centered guide to working with Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and LoRa, written with the Raspberry Pi as the main platform. It is aimed at people who … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/10/28/review-the-wireless-cookbook/
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NDSS 2025 Lend Me Your Beam: Privacy Implications Of Plaintext Beamforming Feedback In WiFi Session 1A: WiFi and Bluetooth Security
Session 1A: WiFi and Bluetooth Security Authors, Creators & Presenters: Rui Xiao (Zhejiang University), Xiankai Chen (Zhejiang University), Yinghui He (Nanyang Technological University), Jun Han (KAIST), Jinsong Han (Zhejiang University) PAPER Lend Me Your Beam: Privacy Implications of Plaintext Beamforming Feedback in WiFi Our thanks to the Network and Distributed System Security (NDSS) Symposium for…
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Microsoft Adds WiBased Work Location Auto-Detection to Teams
Microsoft is preparing to introduce a groundbreaking feature in Teams that will revolutionise how hybrid workers manage their presence information. The new capability will automatically identify and update users’ work locations by detecting their connection to organisational Wi-Fi networks, eliminating the need for manual status updates. Scheduled for deployment in December 2025, this opt-in functionality…
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NDSS 2025 CHAOS: Exploiting Station Time Synchronization In 802.11 Networks Session 1A: WiFi and Bluetooth Security
Authors, Creators & Presenters: Sirus Shahini (University of Utah), Robert Ricci (University of Utah) PAPER – CHAOS: Exploiting Station Time Synchronization in 802.11 Networks Many locations, especially in urban areas, are quite noisy with WiFi traffic. In addition to data traffic, WiFi stations send management and control frames that can easily exceed several hundred frames…
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NDSS 2025 Off-Path TCP Hijacking In Wi-Fi Networks: A Packet-Size Side Channel Attack
SESSION Session 1A: WiFi and Bluetooth Security PAPER Off-Path TCP Hijacking in Wi-Fi Networks: A Packet-Size Side Channel Attack In this paper, we unveil a fundamental side channel in Wi-Fi networks, specifically the observable frame size, which can be exploited by attackers to conduct TCP hijacking attacks. Authors, Creators & Presenters: Ziqiang Wang (Southeast University),…
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DTTS – Zero Trust DNS Enforcement: Policy Violation Management
In a default-deny world, where only verified sources and verified destinations are allowed, which require a successful policy-allowed DNS resolution, many modern threats are mitigated, and there’s demonstrable value in choosing this path, including being able to enforce “My network, my rules” approach to egress control. However, in this world where existing applications need to…
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The ultimate business resiliency test: Inside Kantsu’s ransomware response
set up a new group email system and secure emergency contact pointsestablish a dedicated contact point for business partners to handle inquiriesprohibit internal internet accesscheck the operational status of major systemsAll shipping operations came to a halt. The company explained the situation to all employees at 9:00 a.m., and began assessing the damage and taking…
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The ultimate business resiliency test: Inside Kantsu’s ransomware response
set up a new group email system and secure emergency contact pointsestablish a dedicated contact point for business partners to handle inquiriesprohibit internal internet accesscheck the operational status of major systemsAll shipping operations came to a halt. The company explained the situation to all employees at 9:00 a.m., and began assessing the damage and taking…
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The ultimate business resiliency test: Inside Kantsu’s ransomware response
set up a new group email system and secure emergency contact pointsestablish a dedicated contact point for business partners to handle inquiriesprohibit internal internet accesscheck the operational status of major systemsAll shipping operations came to a halt. The company explained the situation to all employees at 9:00 a.m., and began assessing the damage and taking…
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Arrests Underscore Fears of Teen Cyberespionage Recruitment
Telegram Used to Lure Teen Recon Recruits. The late September arrest of two teenagers in the Netherlands on suspicion of capturing Wi-Fi signals for pro-Russian hackers has sparked warnings from security analysts over a digital drive for low-skill reconnaissance tasks by nation-state spymasters. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/arrests-underscore-fears-teen-cyberespionage-recruitment-a-29681
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Lancom Systems und Rohde Schwarz Cybersecurity zeigen Portfolio für umfassende Sicherheit von IT-Netzen
Auf der it-sa präsentieren sich Lancom Systems und Rohde & Schwarz Cybersecurity als starke Einheit und zeigen, wie ganzheitliche Netzwerksicherheit heute realisiert wird. Besucher können ein umfassendes Bild von sicherer Standortvernetzung über vertrauenswürdige Fernzugänge bis zu effektiver Bedrohungserkennung machen. Die Neuheiten im Lancom-Portfolio sind die WiFi-7-Access-Points LW-700 und LX-7200E mit integrierten Security-Features, die UF-560-Firewall, mit…
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Two Dutch Teenagers Arrested for Wi-Fi Sniffing Activities
Dutch authorities have arrested two 17-year-old boys on suspicion of >>state interference
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Kali Linux 2025.3 released with 10 new tools, Wi-Fi enhancements
Kali Linux has released version 2025.3, the third version of 2025, featuring ten new tools, Nexmon support, and NetHunter improvements. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/kali-linux-20253-released-with-10-new-tools-wifi-enhancements/
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Kali Linux 2025.3 released with 10 new tools, Wi-Fi enhancements
Kali Linux has released version 2025.3, the third version of 2025, featuring ten new tools, Nexmon support, and NetHunter improvements. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/kali-linux-20253-released-with-10-new-tools-wifi-enhancements/
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PureVPN Vulnerability Reveals IPv6 Address While Reconnecting to Wi-Fi
A critical security vulnerability has been discovered in PureVPN’s Linux clients that exposes users’ real IPv6 addresses during network reconnections, undermining the privacy protections that users expect from their VPN service. The vulnerability affects both the graphical user interface (GUI version 2.10.0) and command-line interface (CLI version 2.0.1) on Linux systems, specifically tested on Ubuntu…
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Unlocking Hidden Capabilities in Wi-Fi Chips
Security Researchers Reveal Methods to Reverse Engineer MediaTek Firmware. Reverse engineering Wi-Fi chips opens new opportunities for security research. Security researchers Daniel Wegemer and Edoardo Mantovani describe tools, methods and motivations for unlocking hidden functions and enabling deeper hardware analysis. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/unlocking-hidden-capabilities-in-wi-fi-chips-a-29404
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CISA Adds TP-Link Wi-Fi and WhatsApp Spyware Flaws to KEV List
CISA updates its KEV List with TP-Link Wi-Fi extender and WhatsApp spyware flaws, urging users and agencies to… First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/cisa-tp-link-wi-fi-whatsapp-spyware-flaws-kev-list/
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CISA Adds TP-Link and WhatsApp Flaws to KEV Catalog Amid Active Exploitation
Tags: authentication, cisa, cve, cybersecurity, exploit, flaw, infrastructure, kev, vulnerability, wifiThe U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Tuesday added a high-severity security flaw impacting TP-Link TL-WA855RE Wi-Fi Ranger Extender products to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, citing evidence of active exploitation.The vulnerability, CVE-2020-24363 (CVSS score: 8.8), concerns a case of missing authentication that could be abused to obtain First seen on thehackernews.com…
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TDL001 – Cybersecurity Explained: Privacy, Threats, and the Future – Chester Wisniewski
Tags: access, ai, attack, backdoor, breach, business, ciso, computer, country, crime, crimes, cyber, cybercrime, cybersecurity, data-breach, defense, detection, edr, email, finance, firewall, gartner, government, guide, hacker, hacking, Hardware, infosec, Internet, jobs, linkedin, mail, malicious, microsoft, military, monitoring, network, password, phishing, phone, privacy, programming, ransomware, risk, russia, scam, skills, software, sophos, spam, sql, strategy, switch, technology, threat, update, virus, vulnerability, wifi, windowsSummary “The Defenders Log” Episode 1 features host David Redekop and guest Chet Wisniewski discussing the dynamic world of cybersecurity. Wisniewski, with decades of experience, traces his journey from early BBS and phone network exploration to becoming a cybersecurity expert. They delve into the evolution of hacking, the emergence of profitable cybercrime like email spam,…
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Public Wi-Fi Myths: Why You’re Probably Safer Than You Think
Public Wi-Fi has a bad reputation, but in 2025, the “you’ll get hacked instantly” fear is largely outdated. In this episode, Tom and Kevin dig into real research and modern protections that make most public Wi-Fi connections reasonably safe. We’ll explore why HTTPS, device security, and updated standards have drastically reduced the risks, what… First…
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Five-Year-Old D-Link Bugs Under Active Exploitation
CISA Lists Flaws as Actively Exploited. Hackers are actively exploiting years-old flaws in obsolete Wi-Fi cameras and video recorders made by D-Link, warn U.S. cybersecurity authorities. Possibly Chinese hackers have used one of the flaws to implant HiatusRAT malware. Attackers don’t care if a vulnerability is new or old. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to…
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Five-Year-Old D-Link Bugs See Active Exploitation
CISA Lists Flaws as Actively Exploited. Hackers are actively exploiting years-old flaws in obsolete Wi-Fi cameras and video recorders made by D-Link, warn U.S. cybersecurity authorities. Possibly Chinese hackers have used one of the flaws to implant HiatusRAT malware. Attackers don’t care if a vulnerability is new or old. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to…