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[ PRIVACY Forum ] Smartphone Wi-Fi client security weakness
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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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