The structure of the WPS PIN number and a flaw in the protocol's response to invalid requests make attacking WPS relatively simple compared to cracking a WiFi Protected Access (WPA or WPA2) password.

A flaw in WPS, or WiFi Protected Setup, known about for over a year by TNS, was finally exploited with proof of concept code.Both TNS, the discoverers of the exploit and Stefan at .braindump have ...

WiFi Protected Setup, a standard created by the WiFi Alliance, is designed specifically for home and small business users of wireless networking to easily configure devices without having to enter ...

WPS-cracking was a big deal back in December 2011, when it was first announced, and was used a lot in 2012, when all the Linux hacking distros added the necessary programs to their Wi-FI hacking ...

A lot of modern routers are often equipped with a feature called Wi-Fi Protected Setup, or WPS. If it’s enabled, it will allow you to join a wireless network simply by attempting to join from ...

Viehbock’s research was the first major dent in WPS’ security and allowed a hacker to guess the shorter passphrase in a matter of a few hours, and ultimately the router’s WPA passphrase.

Wi-Fi password: “one second” hack allows attackers into many models via the WPS push-button function, and the hack is almost instant, a Swiss firm claims.

Stefan Viehböck created a proof-of-concept hack to demonstrate the out-of-the-box security flaw in Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS), a protocol designed to simplify the connection and configuration ...

Wi-Fi flaw gives up your password by Jose Pagliery @Jose_Pagliery August 7, 2014: 7:02 AM ET Swiss reseacher Dominique Bongard holds a home Wi-Fi router whose passcode he broke into with a single try.

Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) is one of these things, and it's not secure, ... raspberry-pi-hacking-kit. A person holding a ...