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RSA Conference Attendees Get Hacked (esecurityplanet.com)
The RSA Conference "is perhaps the world's largest security event, but that doesn't mean that it's necessarily a secure event," reports eSecurityPlanet. Scanning the conference floor revealed rogue access points posing as known and trusted networks, according to security testing vendor Pwnie Express. storagedude writes:
What's worse, several attendees fell for these dummy Wi-Fi services that spoof well-known brands like Starbucks. The company also found a number of access points using outdated WEP encryption. So much for security pros...
At least two people stayed connected to a rogue network for more than a day, according to the article, and Pownie Express is reminding these security pros that connecting to a rogue network means "the attacker has full control of all information going into and out of the device, and can deploy various tools to modify or monitor the victim's communication."
At least two people stayed connected to a rogue network for more than a day, according to the article, and Pownie Express is reminding these security pros that connecting to a rogue network means "the attacker has full control of all information going into and out of the device, and can deploy various tools to modify or monitor the victim's communication."
So a few people ran WEP encryption on their networks, and a few others used rogue access points.
You want to talk about getting "hacked" let's talk about what was found. Did anyone give up credentials or sensitive details? Did anyone have something important revealed in a MITM attack? Did someone find something on those WEP networks? Just because we connect to something doesn't mean we trust it or aren't taking precautions. If you're rogue and providing me internet access, and all I'm doing is routing through your access via VPN that doesn't mean I got hacked.
The devil is in the details, at least it would be if we had any.
Why would a "rogue" access point that actually delivers your packets be bad? A non-moron already treats all networks more exposed than your cluster's interconnects as untrusted, this goes for granted for any public network you connect to -- especially at a security conference where there will be some attacks (even if not malicious).
The creatures outside looked from Alt-Right to Antifa; but already it was impossible to say which was which.
Because that is what is most important in America today. Fugk that security stuff, someone saw a woman with a dress 4.00001 inches above the knee. To the safe room people, we are uncomfortable!
But we have great wireless coverage there!
The shepherds did so well protecting the flock that the sheep no longer believed that wolves existed.
So, the Russians manipulated US voters by discovering and revealing awful truths about a candidate for president?
Suppose this dastardly deed has been done by -- and I'm being deliberately zany here -- the news media doing their damn job?
Would it have been a bad thing then?
How about if it had happened before that nominee had won the nomination? Would that have been a bad thing or a good thing?
Let's hope next time, the Russians (or whoever does it next time) does it before the nomination.
And they do it to all the despicable candidates of the statutory duopoly parties, rather than just the one.
There's no time like the present. Well, the past used to be.