The Vanhoef-Piessens effect - the attacks that target WPA encryption
Wi-Fi researchers Mathy Vanhoef and Frank Piessens have presented their findings about KRACK

The Vanhoef-Piessens effect
Not a month seems to go by without a devastating cyber-attack or new critical vulnerability making front-page news. October is no different, and this time it is Wi-Fi under attack. Pre-eminent Wi-Fi researchers...
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