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When three isn’t a crowd: Man-in-the-Middle (MitM) attacks explained

July 12, 2018 admin 101, catchapp, FYI, HTTPS Everywhere, Man In The Middle, man-in-the-browser, man-in-the-cloud-man-in-the-iot, MITM, phishing, spyeye, superfish, wi-fi eavesdropping, Zeus

Credit to Author: Jovi Umawing| Date: Thu, 12 Jul 2018 16:42:06 +0000

Maybe it’s the quirky way some tech writers abbreviate it, or the surreal way it reminded you of that popular Michael Jackson song. Whatever triggers you to remember the term, for most of us, man-in-the-middle embodies something both familiar yet mysterious. Let’s get to know this threat a little bit better, shall we?

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What You Should Know About the ‘KRACK’ WiFi Security Weakness

October 16, 2017 admin CERT, HTTPS Everywhere, Key Reinstallation AttaCK, KRACK attack, MAC address filtering, Other, Wi-Fi Alliance, Wi-Fi Protected Access II, WPA vulnerability, WPA2 attack, WPA2 flaw

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Mon, 16 Oct 2017 20:43:47 +0000

Researchers this week published information about a newfound, serious weakness in WPA2 — the security standard that protects all modern Wi-Fi networks. What follows is a short rundown on what exactly is at stake here, who’s most at-risk from this vulnerability, and what organizations and individuals can do about it.