[PLUG] New AirSnitch attack bypasses Wi-Fi encryption in homes, offices, and enterprises

[jeffv via plug <plug@lists.phillylinux.org>]

New AirSnitch attack bypasses Wi-Fi encryption in homes, offices, and 
enterprises

https://arstechnica.com/security/2026/02/new-airsnitch-attack-breaks-wi-fi-encryption-in-homes-offices-and-enterprises/

AirSnitch “breaks worldwide Wi-Fi encryption, and it might have the 
potential to enable advanced cyberattacks,” Xin’an Zhou, the lead author 
of the research paper, said in an interview. “Advanced attacks can build 
on our primitives to [perform] cookie stealing, DNS and cache poisoning. 
Our research physically wiretaps the wire altogether so these 
sophisticated attacks will work. It’s really a threat to worldwide 
network security.” Zhou presented his research on Wednesday at the 2026 
Network and Distributed System Security Symposium.

https://www.ndss-symposium.org/ndss2026/
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