Wireless Standard we all use Hacked!
Wireless WPA-2 protocol Hacked!
A serious weaknesses in WPA2, a protocol that secures all modern protected Wi-Fi networks has been discovered. An attacker within range of a victim can exploit these weaknesses using key reinstallation attacks (KRACKs). Attackers can use this novel attack technique to read information that was previously assumed to be safely encrypted. This can be abused to steal sensitive information such as credit card numbers, passwords, chat messages, emails, photos, and so on. The attack works against ALL!! modern protected Wi-Fi networks. It is also possible to inject and manipulate data. For example, an attacker might be able to inject ransomware or other malware into websites. The weaknesses are in the Wi-Fi standard itself, and not in individual products or implementations. Any correct implementation of WPA2 is likely affected today.
Also this attack actually highlighted both the macOS and OpenBSD as they are is significantly easier than most other systems to hack into using this new vulnerability. (on a side note did you know MAC had almost 2X the vulnerabilities quietly patched by Apple last year then Microsoft). No system is safe in today's hacker landscape.
As I have stated for years if a human creates a protection scheme a human can break it. WIFI has never been a high recommendation of mine for any secure data and this attack certainly highlights my reasoning. If you or your company have HIPPA data or keep things like credit card numbers on your machine, WIFI would be not be a recommendation until this issue it fully patched and corrected.
I want to make sure everyone I know understands how serious this is and that everyone gets the proper protection from those wanting to steal your data/get your customers/patients data as well.
In closing, nothing is safe that uses home user type wifi routers today. If you want a secure network you will need to use more than a home user router as none of these will protect you from this attack.
Feel free to contact us at 585-343-27133 to discuss what needs to be done to secure yourself and your data.
Paul