Computer scientists from the University of Liverpool have developed and demonstrated a so-called "virus" can attack the Wi-Fi networks, and found that it can spread "as effectively as the common cold spreads between humans."
Chameleon journey through the Wi-Fi networks via access points (AP) -. which are devices that connect many homes and business Wi-Fi networks most passwords on such devices are set by default and large part unchanged, so that the "virus" is able to take control easily, and steal private and confidential information, and passwords.
Chameleon is "able to avoid detection and identify points where free Wi-Fi is less protected by encryption and passwords, "the website of the University. They found that densely populated areas have allowed the virus to spread more quickly and areas that offer Wi-Fi, such as in hotels, airports and cafes were more vulnerable to attack because they offer no encryption security .
Apparently Chameleon doesn 't affect how Wi-Fi works, instead it discreetly collects data from users, then goes to find other Wi-Fi access points infect.
Chameleon is only ever found in the Wi-Fi networks, therefore it can easily escape the detection of anti-virus software.
Scientists at Liverpool are working on the software to prevent such attacks from taking place.
HMA! Quality Assurance Manager, Zoran Tadic said: "Although this is not a real virus, but a self-replicating router firmware which attack the routers that are not protected, HMA password! encrypts all data traffic for each VPN connection, so even if a router is diverted traffic is unwatchable. All data is encrypted at the point of the tunnel (the user's computer and our VPN server) start and end. The best way to ensure your VPN router is not diverted to protect it by changing the login information (change the default) and use one of the standard Wi-Fi encryption protocols (WPA / WPA2 are the most strong). This would make each router 100% sure Chameleon "
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