New Wi-Fi Vulnerability Enables Network Eavesdropping via Downgrade Attacks
New Wi-Fi Vulnerability Enables Network Eavesdropping via Downgrade Attacks
16 May 2024
Researchers have discovered a new security vulnerability stemming from a design flaw in the IEEE 802.11 Wi-Fi standard that tricks victims into connecting to a less secure wireless network and eavesdrop on their network traffic.
The SSID Confusion attack, tracked as CVE-2023-52424, impacts all operating systems and Wi-Fi clients, including home and mesh networks that are based on