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Title: Auto-generated passwords for iPhone’s Wi-Fi Hotspot can be cracked in 50 seconds
Post by: HCK on June 19, 2013, 11:01:27 pm
Auto-generated passwords for iPhone’s Wi-Fi Hotspot can be cracked in 50 seconds
      


         
         
      iPhone’s “Personal Hotspot” lets you share your cellular data connection over Wi-Fi by creating a network that other devices can join. If you want to connect to the Wi-Fi Hotspot, then you may have noticed that you need to enter a password that is auto-generated by iOS. A group of researchers have noticed that these auto-generated passwords are too weak, and can be cracked in less than a minute.  
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