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Security researchers demo iPhone and Signal exploit chain at Hexacon conference

Researchers presenting at the Hexacon security conference in Paris demonstrated a series of exploits targeting iPhones, including a one-click attack against Signal and a separate compromise involving iMessage. The team said the full technical details and tools used will be released at a later date.

16-year-old Broadcom Wi-Fi flaw leaves millions of routers open to remote attack

Security researcher Quentin Kaiser disclosed a vulnerability he named WPSplinter in Broadcom's WPS code at the Hexacon conference in Paris. He showed that an attacker within Wi-Fi range, without the password, could extract network keys or gain a remote shell on affected routers, and confirmed the bug on gateways used by three of Belgium's four major ISPs.