WPA2 Potentially Cracked

[Spawn]

In case you havent heard WPA2 Potentially May Have Been Cracked. https://9to5mac.com/2017/10/16/wifi-wpa2-hacked/ This May Be Verry Interesting. Now my computer expertise being somewhat lacking maybe someone smarter could fill me in but i get vpns will protect you from atnt and verizon de anonymizing but how dose one protect their routers and home networks if wpa2 has indeed been cracked?

 

[Canned Bread]

WPA2 is just a way to encrypt your WiFi password. There really isn't anything you can do other than to wait for the standard to get updated, but unless you run a business or your neighbors really hate you, you probably won't be affected.

 

[The Carolignian]

I just put my router into full Nazi mode. Maybe it helps, maybe it doesn't. But telling it not to broadcast the BSSID ought to conceal it fairly well (I hope).

 

[Pepito The Cat]

how dose one protect their routers and home networks if wpa2 has indeed been cracked?

Don't broadcast your SSID (it's a pain, I know)
Filter your MAC address for each individual device and deny all the rest (a bigger pain)
Stronk password. I say +21 characters including several specials
Get a signal jammer outside your place.
Or... don't have a WiFi.

This vid explains how it's done.

 

[XYZpdq]

Yeah I did the mac address thing for a while. You do ipconfig to get the info then you put it in your router's config thingy.
Not sure how it works with tvs and modern stuff.

 

[tehpope]

For Smart TVs and Phones, you can go into the settings and find the mac address. Sometimes its on a sticker on the device or box.

 

[AnOminous]

For Smart TVs and Phones, you can go into the settings and find the mac address. Sometimes its on a sticker on the device or box.

You can also usually get it from the router itself.

 

[CIA Nigger]

The attack is mostly for WPA2's encryption in most implementations. Thing is, not only is it patchable but hackers were already able to steal your password via brute forcing it. With a GPU or set dictionary, you can bruteforce quicker.