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Once Thought Safe, WPA Wi-Fi Encryption Is Cracked

SlashGear found this 11/6/2008 on 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 the PacSec conference in Tokyo next week. ...