Wireless security just got a whole lot more complicated. Researchers from ISS, using freely available tools, have found that the drivers for some wireless devices are vulnerable to attack. Using lorcon, a wireless packet fuzzer, they were able to get wireless cars to fail in interesting and sometimes frightening ways. They are holding back details until thier talk at Blackhat USA in August.
Via [techworld.com]
Wi-Fi Drivers Open Laptops To Hackers
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