WPA2 WiFi Protocol Vulnerability KRACK Leaves 41% of Android Phones Open to Attack

The WiFi protocol vulnerability KRACK has been revealed, and it looks scary. 41% of Android phones are affected by the simplest implementation of it.

By  Adam Conway Oct 16, 2017

Security is a major talking point in recent years, which can be applied to many forms of technology. It can refer to things such as the Heartbeat SSL bug, game console hacking or the safety of your data. On our devices, security may refer to the ease of gaining root access, or the potential for viruses, but of course, security can refer to a wide range of topics. WPA2 regarded as the most secure consumer WiFi protection, and the most widely used network security protocol has been broken by KRACK due to a severe flaw in how the WiFi standard technology itself works.