Wpa2 has been hacked: all wifi routers are vulnerable

WPA2 (WiFi Protected Access 2) is the system to protect wireless networks of maximum security. It is a very secure method, whose encryption is impossible to break. Rather it was, since through a series of KRACK techniques the WPA2 protocol has been hacked. So all WiFi routers are now vulnerable.

WPA2 has been hacked: All WiFi routers are vulnerable

Those responsible for locating the vulnerabilities in WPA2 have announced that they will publish more details later today. KRACK (Key Reinstallation Atack) is the name of the technique used to bypass network security. Not too many specific details are known yet, although its consequences for WiFi routers can be serious.

Problems for WiFi routers

In order for a WiFi router to be vulnerable to a possible attack, the attacker must be in range of the WiFi network. This is not a remote attack. It is the same thing needed to bypass the security of WEP protocols , less secure than WPA2. WEP is a protocol that is not recommended to use to protect our network.

Therefore, anyone with access to adequate tools can break the security of our network. In addition to connecting to it, so you can connect to the Internet or access our files. This can be especially dangerous in the case of companies. Since they have sensitive files in many cases.

At the moment it is not known what we can do to protect our routers. We have to wait for more information about KRACK and its effects to be published in WPA2. This is certainly surprising news, because WPA2 has historically been the most secure protocol by far.