Here’s a surprise: according to a recent sample of WiFi networks around Sydney, only 2.6 percent were operating without a password. The Sydney Morning Herald, having seen what happens when … [Read more...]
Black Mercedes home for wardriving spree in Seattle
Wednesday, 27 April 2011 By
Sometimes hackers look at to many bad B-rated movies. In Seattle law officers have moved to seize a Seattle man's car they claim was used in a "wardriving" spree that saw Seattle-area wireless … [Read more...]
40% of home Wi-Fi users don’t understand security settings, says ICO
Thursday, 17 March 2011 By
40% of people who have Wi-Fi at home do not understand how to change the security settings on their wireless networks, an online survey commissioned by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) … [Read more...]
Dutch judge says that surfing on open Wifi is legal
Monday, 14 March 2011 By
I guess we have done it al at one stage. If you surf on an open Wifi network in an airport, a bar, or from your neighbor, then in most countries you are committing an illegal act. A Dutch judge now … [Read more...]
32% surfs for free on open Wifi hotspots according to Wifi Alliance
Friday, 4 February 2011 By
With an estimated 201 million households using Wi-Fi networks1 and as many as 750,000 Wi-Fi hotspots available worldwide, more personal data is being carried by these networks, making Wi-Fi security … [Read more...]
Amazon cloud cracks WPA-PSK
Tuesday, 11 January 2011 By
Thomas Roth, a security and software engineering consultant at Lanworks AG (Germany), will show at the upcoming Black Hat conference in Washington DC how he used Amazon EC2 to break into a WPA-PSK … [Read more...]
