New AirSnitch attack bypasses Wi-Fi encryption in homes, offices, and enterprises
2026-03-04T18:20:51Z•44a05a5a1514b294cbee6eec4be0377437a62d5db0266575ee64b8617e1956ba
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What happened
This Ars Technica security feed aggregates multiple active, high-impact threats and incidents. Highlights include a new “AirSnitch” technique that can bypass Wi‑Fi encryption across home, guest, and enterprise networks; a resurgence of Lumma Stealer delivered via ClickFix lures and Castleloader; malicious supply‑chain and package attacks (Notepad++ updater compromise, malicious packages targeting dYdX) that have led to backdoors and emptying of crypto wallets; and an urgent Microsoft Office vulnerability being actively exploited by Russian-state actors. Other notable items: expiring Secure‑/UE
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