ARTICLE | January 30, 2020

Millions of Devices Using LoRaWAN Exposed to Hacker Attacks

SecurityWeek – Millions of devices deployed across a wide range of sectors could be exposed to hacker attacks due to security issues associated with the use of LoRaWAN, cybersecurity firm IOActive warned on Tuesday. LoRaWAN, which stands for long-range wide area networking, is a media access control (MAC) protocol that uses LoRa technology to allow low-power devices to wirelessly communicate with internet-connected applications over long distances.

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