There were two Wi-Fi networks at DEF CON, one was totally open and the other locked down with WPA2/ 802.1x (a.k.a WPA2 Enterprise). Perhaps I’m naive, but I felt no danger connecting the ...

The WiFi Pineapple is a small-form-factor Linux device that can discretely fit in a security researcher’s bag, enabling the researcher to unobtrusively conduct a penetration-testing exercise.

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Making phone calls over a Wi-Fi network. Both the phones and carrier infrastructure must support Wi-Fi calling, prioritizing voice over data in the real-time environment of voice. With a single ...

Quantenna’s chips use a specific Wi-Fi standard called 802.11n. (See “Faster, Farther Wi-Fi.”)Among other things, 802.11n allows up to four antennas to be used to transmit data, and four to ...

A talk about a radio-based privacy device dubbed ProxyHam that promised to allow hackers to connect to Wi-Fi networks from as far as 2.5 miles away was abruptly pulled from the DEF CON schedule by ...

After finding people using a WiFi Pineapple at Def Con, @IHuntPineapples supposedly deployed a zero-day exploit to "wreck" it before sending a message to the "skiddies." ...

At CES 2023, a company called Displace showcased a completely wireless 55-inch 4K OLED TV. It’s powered by four hot-swappable battery modules and sticks to the wall with a vacuum suction system.

A talk about a radio-based privacy device dubbed ProxyHam that promised to allow hackers to connect to Wi-Fi networks from as far as 2.5 miles away was abruptly pulled from the DEF CON schedule by ...