WiFi flu: viral router attack could hit whole cities
Ars Technica
Jan. 2, 2008
Historically, the vast majority of trojans, worms and viruses have targeted the (Windows) PC. Attack and propagation methods may have grown more sophisticated, but the PC has remained the focus of most malware. According to a paper written by a team of researchers at Indiana University, however, this could change in the future. According to the team's research, an attack that specifically targets wireless routers and spreads between them at any point where coverage overlaps could quickly and easily propagate throughout an entire city.
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