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tech.yahoo.com - 8/27/2009
New Attack Cracks Common Wi-Fi Encryption in a Minute by PC World: Yahoo! Tech
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Computer scientists in Japan say they've developed a way to break the WPA encryption system used in wireless routers in about one minute. The attack gives hackers a way to read encrypted traffic sent between computers and certain types of routers that use the WPA ( Wi-Fi Protected Access ) ...
electronista.com - 8/28/2009
Crack breaks WPA-encrypted Wi-Fi in 1 minute
— electronista.com — Japanese researchers today revealed that they have developed a crack that can break WPA (Wireless Protected Access)... encryption on a Wi-Fi network within a minute. Kobe University's Masakatu Morii and Hiroshima University's Toshihiro Ohigashi ... (more) Crack breaks WPA-encrypted Wi-Fi in 1 minute
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WPA encryption cracked in under a minute
CrunchGear — ... TKIP, switch to AES, or step up to WPA2. Or, be like me, and forget trying to encrypt your transmission method, and rely instead on strong encryption at the protocol level. All of the wireless networks I’ve set up at home have been wide open. If you’re not using SSL or TLS for your traffic anyway, you’re doing something wrong. Besides, I hate having to key in security details when I visit friends’ “protected” wireless networks. Via Yahoo News.

Remains of the Day: WPA Wi-Fi Hacked in a Minute Edition [For What It's Worth]
Lifehacker — ... The ACLU isn't all that keen on just how much info Facebook quizzes are collecting about you, and they want to make sure you're aware. [ReadWriteWeb] New Attack Cracks Common Wi-Fi Encryption in a Minute WPA is generally considered the secure older sibling to the ...

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