Say Goodbye to WEP and TKIP
Wi-Fi Net News
I picked up the phone (yes, crazy, I know!), and confirmed it: TKIP and WEP won’t be allowed in new devices with the Wi-Fi stamp in a staged elimination over three years starting in 2011.
Topics: encryption, attack, wireless, Wi-Fi, SMS, Apple, networking, WiMax, 802.11n, HSPA
Man Attacks Sears’ Employee for Annoying Telemarketing Calls
Daniel Adler attacked a Sears’ employee after getting fed up with Sear’s telemarketing calls for home improvement. Daniel lured a Sears employee to his residence by scheduling an appointment. When he arrived Daniel proceeded to cut up the Sear’s employee’s ID card and then punched him in the face.
Topics: attack, USA, VoIP
Vermont: What States Are Doing With Broadband Stimulus Funds
Grants.gov kept crashing on August 14, the deadline for submitting applications for broadband stimulus funding; not to worry, the feds extended the deadline by six days – and even then had to allow submission of attachments to the application on CD by mail since their systems weren’t yet stable by the new deadline.
Topics: telecom, Smart [...]
What’s Wrong With Nokia, Part 1
Maemo-based Internet tablets have sold fewer units than the U.S. has scored runs in international cricket. And when it comes to the high-end, aka the most profitable, segment of the phone business, Nokia is under attack.
Topics: attack, Symbian, Germany, netbook, Taiwan, Nokia
Security experts warn over smartphone SMS bugs
The iPhone, Android and Windows are said to be at risk. At the Black Hat security conference taking place in Las Vegas, researchers claimed that smartphones including Apple’s iPhone, Google’s Android platform and Microsoft’s Windows Mobile were susceptible to SMS-based attacks.
Topics: telecoms, Microsoft, telecom, SMS, handset, Apple, attack, iPhone, Android
iPhone SMS Text Message Bug Puts All iPhones At Risk
Security researchers have stumbled across an iPhone SMS bug that could be used by nefarious pranksters to “quickly take over every iPhone in the world.”
Topics: text messaging, wireless, handset, 3G, iPhone, SMS, Apple, attack
Apple Says iPhone Jailbreak Supports Terrorists and Drug Dealers
Apple has fired another salvo against the iPhone jailbreaking scene with their claim that jailbroken iPhones could be used to attack and disable cell-towers, as well as helping drug dealers avoid getting pinched by the “fuzz.”
Topics: attack, iPhone, wireless, handset, 3G, cellular, Apple
Symbian Accidentally Certifies Worm
The Symbian Foundation has been left with egg on its face after accidentally sanctioning what experts are calling the first text message worm in history.
Topics: handset, Symbian, telecoms, telecom, China, attack, Nokia
Toyota Sponsors Free Solar WiFi
Toyota has planted five 18-foot tall “solar flowers” in Boston’s Prudential Plaza and provided free Wi-Fi and electricity, reports Engadget. The solar panels attached to the petals and stem “partially power” the device. The generated electricity travels down the stem to plastic green benches with 110-volt outlets.
Topics: attack, Verizon, Wi-Fi, wireless, netbook, cellular, Chicago, USA, [...]
