Re: Wi-Fi networks offer rich environment for spread of worms

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On Feb 2, 11:02 am, "John D" <John_D@Ican playgames.too> wrote:<span style="color:blue">

> An international team of computer scientists has demonstrated in the lab

> that it is possible for overlapping Wi-Fi networks in densely populated

> areas to support the rapid spread of malicious code that could infect an

> entire city in a matter of weeks.

>

> The study, results of which are published in the Jan. 26 issue of the

> Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, showed that by

> exploiting known security weaknesses tens of thousands of routers could

> be infected in as little as two weeks from a single point of infection.

>

> "Within six to 24 hours, you could take control of the largest part of

> the network," said Alessandro Vespignani, professor at Indiana

> University's School of Informatics in Bloomington, one of the study's

> authors. "The good news is that this type of network can be protected."

>

> Full article here:http://gcn.com/articles/2009/01/30/wifi-ma...security_020209</span>

 

I had one of those and they are quite nasty I can tell you!