A utility app I use has a new update that requests permission for Location info, claiming it's to conform with "android 8.1 retrieve Wifi SSID requirement". Is that BS or not? If true, it reads ...

You can allow or block neighboring wireless networks from appearing in Windows. These netsh commands will let you show, hide, unblock a WiFi network or SSID from the list, or remove a blocked network.

I have a Arris Surfboard 6700AC Cable Modem and Wi-Fi router at home. It supports both 2.5Ghz and 5Ghz Wi-Fi. I have one network set up on each band. The 5GHz network has no issues. Every device ...

A vulnerability in LiveBox ADSL modems from Orange allows an attacker to retrieve their SSID and WiFi password in plaintext by simply sending a request over the internet.

In multiple tests attempting to connect to this strange SSID, our Wi-Fi settings would begin to function erratically, but all led to the same behavior - the breaking of our iPhone's wireless ...

The Wi-Fi subsystem probably passes the Wi-Fi network name (SSID) unsanitized to some internal library that is performing string formatting, which in turn causes an arbitrary memory write and ...