Posted February 3, 200916 yr On Feb 2, 11:02Â am, "John D" wrote: > 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 I had one of those and they are quite nasty I can tell you!
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