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crunchgear.com - 11/6/2008

Floodgates: WPA partially cracked

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So it looks like Wi-Fi Protected Access, known to the cool kids as WPA, has been partially cracked . Even better, the methodology was recently incorporated into Aircrack-ng , which is one of the most popular “security” tools out there. Expect script kiddie attacks sooner rather than later. ...

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techdigest.tv - 11/6/2008

WPA Wi-Fi security gets cracked

— techdigest.tv — There are several ways to crack a wireless network's security. The weakest, WEP, can be easily cracked... using customized Linux software , but until today, Wi-Fi Protected Access (or WPA) had been considered secure. Not any more. Researchers have ... (more) WPA Wi-Fi security gets cracked

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pcworld.com - 11/6/2008

Once Thought Safe, WPA Wi-Fi Encryption Is Cracked

— pcworld.com — Security researchers say they've developed a way to partially crack the Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) encryption standard... used to protect data on many wireless networks. The attack, described as the first practical attack on WPA, will be discussed at ... (more) Once Thought Safe, WPA Wi-Fi Encryption Is Cracked

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electronista.com - 11/6/2008

WPA Wi-Fi encryption partially cracked

— electronista.com — The Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) encryption standard has been partially cracked by security researchers Erik Tews and... Martin Beck, according to a Thursday report. The pair will demonstrate and discuss their accomplishment at the PacSec conference in ... (more) WPA Wi-Fi encryption partially cracked

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WiFi WPA encryption partially cracked
SlashGear — ... by running through all possible password combinations, Tews and Becks’ system does not require large processing ability or extended lengths of time.  However the pair are as-yet unable to crack the encryption keys used to secure PC to router data. Parts of their code has already found its way into Beck’s Aircrack-ng WiFi encryption hacking tool, in an update two weeks ago.  The pair will discuss the technique at the PacSec conference in Tokyo next week. [via CrunchGear] ...