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gossip The Register October 19, 2026

Broadcom Wi-Fi bug turns sweet 16, still lets strangers hijack your router

Broadcom Wi-Fi bug turns sweet 16, still lets strangers hijack your router
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A 16-year-old security flaw in Broadcom's Wi-Fi software could let attackers hijack millions of routers without knowing the network password, even though the chipmaker reportedly knew about the problem since 2018. Security researcher Quentin Kaiser disclosed the vulnerability, dubbed "WPSplinter," revealing two bugs in Broadcom's proprietary Wi-Fi implementation that date back to at least 2010. An attempted fix arrived eight years later, but Kaiser claims it didn't fully resolve the problem.

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