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WindTalker Attack Finds New Vulnerabilities in Wi-Fi Networks

22

Nov

2016

White hat researchers show how hackers read keystrokes to potentially compromise cellphone and tablet users on public Wi-Fi and home networks. A group of seven computer scientists have discovered WindTalker, a vulnerability in Wi-Fi networks that lets hackers potentially read keystrokes based on the finger position of a cellphone or tablet user. Read More

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Researchers reveal WiFi-based mobile password discovery attack

15

Nov

2016

A group of researchers has come up with WindTalker, a new attack method for discovering users’ passwords and PINs as they enter them into their smartphones. WindTalker is the name of the attack, and the name of the keystroke inference framework that allows an attacker to perform it. Read More

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Smart cities face unique and escalating cyber threats

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Oct

2016

Ninety-eight percent of respondents to a survey conducted by Dimensional Research consider smart cities at risk for cyber attacks. Smart cities use IT solutions to manage a wide range of city services, including smart grids, transportation, surveillance cameras, wastewater treatment and more. Smart grids and other smart city services face unique and escalating cyber threats. […]

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