More than a billion smartphones, tablets ... have serious security bugs
A security bug related to the Wi-Fi connection chip affected more than a billion devices globally, from smartphones, computers, smart speakers ...
Security research firm ESET has just discovered a security bug related to the Wi-Fi connection chip used on billions of devices that support wireless networking. This security bug allows hackers to decrypt data sent to devices even though they have been encrypted before, which can help hackers steal sent data. to the device, including sensitive and private data.
ESET has placed a new security bug called "KrØk" and it is estimated that more than a billion devices are affected, including Android smartphones, Apple iPhones, laptops, iPad tablets, Amazon Echo smart speakers, smart displays, Kindle book readers, IoT devices (Internet for Things) or even routers made by Asus or Huawei ...
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More than a billion devices globally suffer from security failures because of the Wi-Fi chip
The number of devices affected by the new security is so great because the bug is encountered on Wi-Fi chips manufactured by Cypress Semiconductor and Broadcom, two of the semiconductor chip manufacturers and Wi-Fi chips. - The biggest Fi in the world. Broadcom acquired the Wi-Fi chip manufacturing division of Cypress Semiconductor in 2016. Currently, the two companies' Wi-Fi chips are being used on a variety of devices, from smartphones, tablets, smart speakers, Wi-Fi routers. -Fi, IoT devices ...
ESET said it has checked Wi-Fi chips manufactured by other companies such as Qualcomm, Realtek, Ralink or Mediate ... but did not detect the same security error. ESET also warned that the company has not been able to fully test all the Wi-Fi chips available on the market, so it cannot rule out the possibility that the security hole may exist with other Wi-Fi chips.
ESET has reported security flaws to the affected device manufacturers and said the bug could be easily fixed with a system software update. With devices such as smartphones, tablets or laptops ... users can install system updates from the manufacturer to fix security errors, however, with devices such as routers or IoT devices. requires users to install firmware in order to fix the error and this requires the user to have knowledge to install and upgrade the firmware of their device, which is more complicated than upgrading the operating system. .
Some popular devices suffer from security flaws on Wi-Fi chips that ESET has just discovered:
Amazon Echo 2nd generation smart speaker
- 8th generation Amazon Kindle e-reader
- Apple iPad mini 2 tablet
Apple iPhone 6
- Apple iPhone 6S
Apple iPhone 8
- Apple iPhone XR
- Apple MacBook
- Apple iPad Air
- Google Nexus 5
- Google Nexus 6
- Google Nexus 6P
- Raspberry Pi computer 3
- Samsung Galaxy S4
- Samsung Galaxy S8
- Xiaomi Redmi 3S
Security research firm ESET has just discovered a security bug related to the Wi-Fi connection chip used on billions of devices that support wireless networking. This security bug allows hackers to decrypt data sent to devices even though they have been encrypted before, which can help hackers steal sent data. to the device, including sensitive and private data.
ESET has placed a new security bug called "KrØk" and it is estimated that more than a billion devices are affected, including Android smartphones, Apple iPhones, laptops, iPad tablets, Amazon Echo smart speakers, smart displays, Kindle book readers, IoT devices (Internet for Things) or even routers made by Asus or Huawei ...
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More than a billion devices globally suffer from security failures because of the Wi-Fi chip
The number of devices affected by the new security is so great because the bug is encountered on Wi-Fi chips manufactured by Cypress Semiconductor and Broadcom, two of the semiconductor chip manufacturers and Wi-Fi chips. - The biggest Fi in the world. Broadcom acquired the Wi-Fi chip manufacturing division of Cypress Semiconductor in 2016. Currently, the two companies' Wi-Fi chips are being used on a variety of devices, from smartphones, tablets, smart speakers, Wi-Fi routers. -Fi, IoT devices ...
ESET said it has checked Wi-Fi chips manufactured by other companies such as Qualcomm, Realtek, Ralink or Mediate ... but did not detect the same security error. ESET also warned that the company has not been able to fully test all the Wi-Fi chips available on the market, so it cannot rule out the possibility that the security hole may exist with other Wi-Fi chips.
ESET has reported security flaws to the affected device manufacturers and said the bug could be easily fixed with a system software update. With devices such as smartphones, tablets or laptops ... users can install system updates from the manufacturer to fix security errors, however, with devices such as routers or IoT devices. requires users to install firmware in order to fix the error and this requires the user to have knowledge to install and upgrade the firmware of their device, which is more complicated than upgrading the operating system. .
Some popular devices suffer from security flaws on Wi-Fi chips that ESET has just discovered:
Amazon Echo 2nd generation smart speaker
- 8th generation Amazon Kindle e-reader
- Apple iPad mini 2 tablet
Apple iPhone 6
- Apple iPhone 6S
Apple iPhone 8
- Apple iPhone XR
- Apple MacBook
- Apple iPad Air
- Google Nexus 5
- Google Nexus 6
- Google Nexus 6P
- Raspberry Pi computer 3
- Samsung Galaxy S4
- Samsung Galaxy S8
- Xiaomi Redmi 3S