- Nov 7, 2011
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"Artenstein said his attack worked on a wide range of phones, including all iPhones since the iPhone 5, Google's Nexus 5, 6, 6X and 6P models, Samsung Notes 3 devices, and Samsung Galaxy devices from S3 to S8. After he privately reported the flaw, Google and Apple released patches that closed the underlying vulnerability that made the attack possible. Because Wi-Fi chipsets in laptop and desktop computers have more limited access to the computer's networking functions, the researcher doesn't believe they are vulnerable to the same attack. While Artenstein's proof of concept didn't spread from the Wi-Fi chip to infect the phone's kernel, he said that additional step is well within the means of determined hackers."
https://arstechnica.com/information...illion-phones-to-a-wi-fi-hopping-worm-attack/
"Artenstein said his attack worked on a wide range of phones, including all iPhones since the iPhone 5, Google's Nexus 5, 6, 6X and 6P models, Samsung Notes 3 devices, and Samsung Galaxy devices from S3 to S8. After he privately reported the flaw, Google and Apple released patches that closed the underlying vulnerability that made the attack possible. Because Wi-Fi chipsets in laptop and desktop computers have more limited access to the computer's networking functions, the researcher doesn't believe they are vulnerable to the same attack. While Artenstein's proof of concept didn't spread from the Wi-Fi chip to infect the phone's kernel, he said that additional step is well within the means of determined hackers."
https://arstechnica.com/information...illion-phones-to-a-wi-fi-hopping-worm-attack/
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