NENA Bulletin on Wi-Fi Vulnerability Issue
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Bottom line up front: ALL Wi-Fi access points, routers, and devices (computers, phones, etc.) contain a major vulnerability that can allow an attacker to decrypt traffic. Until patches are in place, all Wi-Fi networks should be treated as untrusted, and internal resources should require separate authentication and encryption for access. Other mitigations are also recommended.
What's going on: On Sunday, October 15th social media reports circulated indicating that disclosure of a major Wi-Fi vulnerability was forthcoming. Subsequently, security researchers, government responders, and major Wi-Fi manufacturers provided a coordinated disclosure that confirmed the extent and severity of the flaw.
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