Wireless security 'broken' story on BBC

Its an advancement on the original idea. Basically an improved way of data collection in order to decrypt the key

linky:http://toorcon.org/2007/event.php?id=25
edit: this 1 is more detailed: http://wifinetnews.com/archives/007993.html

The AirTight Networks researchers have developed an attack they call Caffe Latte; it uses a laptop’s attempts to connect to WEP-protected networks as the jimmy that lets the cracker into a position to force the laptop to issue tens of thousands of WEP-encrypted ARP requests, which are used to crack the network key. Caffe Latte lets the attacker then act as a man in the middle, providing Internet access from another network while examining the victim’s computer or installing payloads. This attack can be used anywhere: while whiling away your time at a cafe, you could be cracked, hence the fancy name.
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Yeah I saw this article earlier and I really don't understand what the point is. I thought it was common knowledge (to anyone who knows anything about wireless) that WEP is a waste of time anyway. Very strange.
 
Yeah I noticed this as well.

I actually think it was a pretty BAD story in the sense that it is just advertising the fact that you can crack WEP more - even giving the name of a tool to use. So now even casual attackers who have never really been bothered about hacking someone's wireless might go out and try it.
 
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