Breaking into a laptop via Wi-Fi

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

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From: Monty Solomon <monty () roscom com>
Date: August 4, 2006 9:37:24 AM EDT
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Subject: Breaking into a laptop via Wi-Fi


Breaking into a laptop via Wi-Fi

Flaws in software that runs wireless-networking hardware could let
attackers take over PCs, including Macs, Black Hat warns.

By Joris Evers
Staff Writer, CNET News.com
Published: August 2, 2006, 3:17 PM PDT

LAS VEGAS--Flaws in the software that runs wireless-networking
hardware could let an attacker break into a PC over Wi-Fi, security
researchers warned Wednesday.

An attacker could gain complete control over a laptop by sending
malformed network traffic to a vulnerable computer, David Maynor, a
senior researcher at security service provider SecureWorks, said in a
presentation at the Black Hat security event here.

Maynor, along with researcher Jon "Johnny Cache" Ellch, showed a
video of a successful attack on an Apple Computer MacBook. However,
the attack is possible also on other computers, both laptops and
desktops, and not just MacBooks, the researchers said.

...

http://news.com.com/2100-7349-6101523.html

Video: Breaking into a MacBook
http://news.com.com/1606-2_3-6101573.html



Senior SecureWorks Researcher Exposes Vulnerabilities in Wireless
Device Drivers at Blackhat Conference

Senior researcher Dave Maynor, along with Jon "Jonny Cache" Ellch,
revealed a vulnerability in the device drivers of several wireless
cards at the first day of the Blackhat conference in Las Vegas.
http://www.secureworks.com/newsandevents/blackhatcoverage.html



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