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The Black Hat Wi-Fi Exploit

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the plot-thickens dept.

Joe Barr writes to tell us that while many have heard that an Apple was exploited in order to install a rootkit at the recent BlackHat security conference, most people don't know the details of how it works. This is no mistake, it seems that the researchers who demonstrated the flaw were intentionally vague. Some theorize that this is in response to the real or perceived threat of legal action similar to the situation with previous Blackhat presenter, Michael Lynn.

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  1. Vista hacked at Black Hat conference by objekt · · Score: 0, Troll

    http://www.technewsworld.com/story/52254.html

    Why no attention to Microsoft's most secure OS ever getting hacked at the same conference?

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