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Informational Wi-Fi traffic can be used as covert communication channel for malware

2014-11-07 02:07:54| Wireless - Topix.net

A security researcher has developed a tool to demonstrate how the unauthenticated data packets in the 802.11 wireless LAN protocol can be used as a covert channel to control malware on an infected computer. The protocol relies on clients and access points exchanging informational data packets before they authenticate or associate with each other, and this traffic is not typically monitored by network security devices.

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