One day after it disclosed a security vulnerability in a wireless networking product, Cisco Systems must contend with a new threat – the long-promised release of a hacking tool that targets wireless ...

As it turns out, there’s more to worry about than hacking from the cloud. New research from Ben-Gurion University in Israel has shown it is possible to hack into computers that aren’t connected to the ...

This excerpt is from Chapter 10 Wireless LANs from the book Hacking for Dummies written by Kevin Beaver and published by Wiley Publishing. You can download the entire ...

Security researchers have discovered two vulnerabilities in wireless local area network devices commonly used on aircraft that could expose users to hacking. Detailed Sept. 3 by Thomas Knudsen and ...

Bending various proprietary devices to our will is a hacker’s rite of passage. When it comes to proprietary wall sockets, we’d often reverse-engineer and emulate their protocol – but you can ...

For determined hackers, sitting in a car outside a target's building and using radio equipment to breach its Wi-Fi network has long been an effective but risky technique. These risks became all too ...

Day to Day technology expert Xeni Jardin goes "wardriving" — hunting for wireless Internet networks that might be vulnerable to security breaches. As wireless network technology becomes increasingly ...

If you use PHP, you likely use the Composer tool for managing dependencies, at least indirectly. And the good folks at SonarSource found a nasty, potential supply chain attack in this tool, when used ...

A consumer watchdog has warned that more than 100,000 cameras produced by Chinese firm HiChip are found to have various security flaws. This may give a fall sense of security to families while hackers ...

I love demos. They’re an endless source of unexpected entertainment. For example, at a wireless security conference back in April I saw an “Attacks Live” demo that gave me some idea of just how easy ...