[ NNSquad ] Smartphone Wi-Fi client security weakness

[Lauren Weinstein <lauren@vortex.com>]

Smartphone Wi-Fi client security weakness

http://j.mp/16agpYE  (Net-Security)

   "Google Android, Apple iOS, BlackBerry, and Windows Mobile devices have
    an inherent security weakness in the method they use for connecting to
    Wi-Fi networks that has the potential for exploitation by skilled
    cyber-attackers says security expert Raul Siles. The vulnerability is
    dependent on how the network is added to the device and stems from the
    procedure where Mobile devices keep a list of manually configured
    wireless networks plus any networks it has previously connected to on
    a Preferred Network List (PNL)."

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