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Critical 802.11 wireless flaw identified

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Fri, 05/14/2004 - 17:34 — Christoph C. Cemper

A serious wireless network technology flaw that could lead to the breakdown of some critical infrastructures in just five seconds has been identified by Queensland University of Technology's (QUT) Information Security Research Centre, a finding that is likely to have worldwide ramifications.

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"In order to exploit the vulnerability potential attackers only need a common wireless adaptor which retails for about (US$35) and instead of using it to enable their computer to access a network, they can change its coding to interfere with transmission.

"With this adaptor you can basically totally disrupt any wireless network that uses this technology within a kilometer of its operation in anywhere between five and eight seconds."

Source: Critical 802.11 wireless flaw identified

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