Windows 2000/XP fall through Wi-Fi flaw
11:00 - Monday 16 January 2006 by From the Web
Source: Tom's Hardware – Keywords: windows, wifi, security, hole Category : Miscellaneous
Source: Tom's Hardware – Keywords: windows, wifi, security, hole Category : Miscellaneous
Hackers have exposed details of a previously undocumented flaw in Microsoft's handling of Wi-Fi which affects users of Windows 2000 and XP.
The vulnerability was detailed at the Shmoocon hackers conference in Washington DC by self-confessed hacker Mark Loveless, (aka Simple Nomad), a senior security researcher for Vernier Threat Labs.
Read the complete story here. (vnunet)
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