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Wi-Fi Security Flaw: Billions of devices are affected by Eavesdropping Attacks
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Quote: A Wi-Fi security flaw discovered by ESET, which disarm the password-protected encryption on wireless networks. 

The vulnerability is labeled as CVE-2019-15126 and referred to as Kr00k. More than a billion devices, including Amazon Echo and Apple’s iPhone, are affected by the security vulnerability! Allowing hackers to spy on the Wi-Fi traffic.

This allows hackers to decrypt wireless network packets and watch the activity of the internet-connected devices. However, Wi-Fi router manufacturers are rolling-out new security patches to prevent this attack. 

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Wi-Fi Security Flaw: Billions of devices are affected by Eavesdropping Attacks - by sidemoon - 02-29-2020 , 08:22 PM

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