Serious AirPlay gap: Users demand firmware update for old AirPort routers
Apple has not sold Wi-Fi routers since 2018, but some devices are still in use. But without a patch, they are now at risk. Users are demanding help.
"Apple’s AirPlay feature enables iPhones and MacBooks to seamlessly play music or show photos and videos on other Apple devices or third-party speakers and TVs that integrate the protocol. Now newly uncovered security flaws in AirPlay mean that those same wireless connections could allow hackers to move within a network just as easily, spreading malicious code from one infected device to another. Apple products are known for regularly receiving fixes, but given how rarely some smart-home devices are patched, it’s likely that these wirelessly enabled footholds for malware, across many of the hundreds of models of AirPlay-enabled devices, will persist for years to come.
On Tuesday, researchers from the cybersecurity firm Oligo revealed what they’re calling AirBorne, a collection of vulnerabilities affecting AirPlay, Apple’s proprietary radio-based protocol for local wireless communication. Bugs in Apple’s AirPlay software development kit (SDK) for third-party devices would allow hackers to hijack gadgets like speakers, receivers, set-top boxes, or smart TVs if they’re on the same Wi-Fi network as the hacker’s machine. Another set of AirBorne vulnerabilities would have allowed hackers to exploit AirPlay-enabled Apple devices too, Apple told Oligo, though these bugs have been patched in updates over the last several months, and Apple tells WIRED that those bugs could have only been exploited when users changed default AirPlay settings.
Those Apple devices aside, Oligo’s chief technology officer and cofounder, Gal Elbaz, estimates that potentially vulnerable third-party AirPlay-enabled devices number in the tens of millions."
Back to Reality with the Time Brick - There are a lot of distractions in daily life, especially with all the different f... - https://hackaday.com/2025/04/29/back-to-reality-with-the-time-brick/ #errorhandling #clockhacks #display #weather #design #esp-01 #clock #wifi
Starting all the way back on October 3rd, 2022, I used BloodFart@gmail.com as my log-in e-mail for free public WiFi access.
I don't insert a SIM card in my throw away phone & I connect to free WiFi for non-sensitive communications with a VPN. I understand that IMSI catchers exist too.
I chronicled this is previous (now deleted) posts. I've amalgamated all the times I've logged in in these posts, and some posts to follow.
Exhibit Q, R, S, and T:
Some useful information on tricks the American Gestapo can and will use to intimidate you.
#USPolitics #Wifi #police
https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2025/04/trump-administration-authoritarianism-fear-deportations-threats.html
Random MAC address for anonymity
Ever feel like your phone is snitching on you? That’s because it probably is — at least, its MAC address is. In this deep-dive post, we explore how your devices quietly broadcast your identity through Wi-Fi and Bluetooth, and how you can fight back by randomizing your MAC address. From Linux laptops to iPhones and Androids, we break down how t
https://schulz.dk/2025/02/27/random-mac-address-for-anonymity/
Wireless security standards are sets of protocols that safeguard data as it travels over Wi-Fi networks. They help ensure that your information stays private, unaltered, and accessible only to authorized users, protecting against eavesdropping and malicious attacks
Here is a quick comparison of wireless security protocol standards 
#wifi #infosec #technology
Find high-res pdf books with all my #cybersecurity infographics at https://study-notes.org
Every so often something knocks over our 2.4Ghz #wifi network. It used to happen all the time with the Netgear AP we used to have. The Grandstream we have now is much more resilient, but when it finally strikes it takes a complete power down to recover. I don’t know if it’s an IoT device freaking out, interference from a neighbor’s wifi, or what. Would like to get to the bottom of it but don’t know how. #networking
'They Sometimes Worry That I’m Dead Already:' Deep-Sea Fishers Fight for #WiFi
Distant-water #fishers are out on the #ocean for up to 10mo at a time, with no contact to the outside world.
“Wi-Fi Now for Fishers’ Rights” campaign, has been organizing since 2023, wants to make WiFi access standard in the industry, both to help improve working conditions through union organizing and to allow the workers to have contact with other human beings for more than 2 months per year.
https://www.404media.co/they-sometimes-worry-that-im-dead-already-deep-sea-fishers-fight-for-wi-fi/
WiFi on German Bahn (DB) ICE trains does still only have legacy IP connectivity in 2025 
~ ❯ ip a | grep inet | grep wlp
inet 172.18.155.0/16 brd 172.18.255.255 scope global dynamic noprefixroute wlp2s0
No IPv6. Had to use a VPN tunnel to access the modern internet and help myself with some IPv6.
London WiFi IPv6 Map
Crowdsourcing London’s first map of IPv6-enabled WiFi hotspots, to promote adoption:
https://LondonWiFiIPv6.github.io
How to help:
•Connect to WiFi hotspots
•Check for IPv6 via our website
•If so, “Add” the location
.@FLOSS_Weekly EP 829: THIS MACHINE KILLS VOGONS - @herberticus & Frank joined @JP_Bennett to chat about @mtaht's legacy, #bufferbloat, #LibreQoS, #Starlink & #SpaceX, #OpenWrt and MORE! cc @hackaday
https://hackaday.com/2025/04/16/floss-weekly-episode-829-this-machine-kills-vogons/
#DaveTaht #RFC8290 #FLOSS #BandwidthIsALIE #FQ_CoDel
#sch_CAKE #OpenSource #FLOSSWeekly #Hackaday FQCoDel #schCAKE #latency #jitter #Linux #Rust #RustLang #LinuxKernel #WiFi #broadband #QoE #QoS #QualityOfExperience #QualityOfService
Забули пароль від #WiFi?
Якщо ваш пристрій уже підключався до мережі, пароль все ще зберігається в його пам'яті. Щоб його знайти, натисніть Win + R і у вікні, що з'явилося, введіть ncpa.cpl, потім натисніть Enter.
Клацніть правою кнопкою миші по вашій мережі та виберіть "Стан", після чого перейдіть у "Властивості бездротової мережі". У вкладці "Безпека" поставте галочку на "Відображати знаки".
WiFi mainly uses the 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz frequency bands, with 6 GHz gaining traction. Each band balances speed and range differently. Lower frequencies offer better coverage, while higher ones deliver faster data rates
Here is a quick comparison of 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz WiFi frequency bands #wifi #wireless #technology
Find high-res pdf books with all my networking related infographics at https://study-notes.org
I'm a long time Penguin but I gotta bitch: Dealing with Captive Portals for public wifi on Linux sucks balls dude. It took me an hour to muck around enough to get Firefox to finally be like, "OH IT LOOKS LIKE YOU NEED TO GO TO A WEBPAGE TO MAKE THIS WIFI WORK"
Note: This is not a criticism against Firefox as it actually appeared to be the only app capable of allowing this to work... eventually. Neither Brave nor Gnome Web were able to work in this scenario.
