Verizon MiFi Device Hacked

threatpost.com

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More accurately they found a way to quickly crack the default WPA key. Workaround? Change the default WPA key.

Unfortunately the device does not allow you to change the key. I wish it did, or maybe someone could explain how.

To make it consumer friendly it comes with the SSID and key printed on the back of the device and no way to change that. You can see a picture of the label in the picture in the article -- its right below the SSID.

This Engadget review has a screenshot, and mentions you can change both the SSID and password via a web interface:

http://mobile.engadget.com/2009/05/13/verizon-mifi-2200-revi...

I purchased and setup a MiFi a few months back. Changing the SSID and WPA Key was easy. Done via web interface into local server on the device.

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