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Researchers Expose Flaw in Widely Used Car Anti-Theft Device

Millions of cars on the road are vulnerable to theft due to a security flaw in the popular KARR Security System, an aftermarket car alarm installed in over 2 million vehicles across the US. A team of researchers at UC San Diego discovered that a hacker within Bluetooth range can send radio commands to a vehicle, putting drivers and their cars at risk.

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Researchers Expose Vulnerability in Anti-Jamming Tech

Researchers have uncovered a shocking weakness in anti-jamming technology, revealing that curved radio beams can outsmart even the most advanced direction-finding defenses. In lab tests, this vulnerability led to disastrous errors, leaving traditional safeguards useless.

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Wi-Fi Encryption Flaws Expose Enterprises to AirSnitch Attacks

Enterprises are in grave danger of being hacked through their Wi-Fi networks, as newly discovered AirSnitch attacks can bypass WPA2 and WPA3-Enterprise encryption, exposing sensitive credentials and backend systems to both insider and remote threats. This critical vulnerability undermines the very foundations of wireless network security.

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