WPA Cracked
PhysOrg.com and many others are reporting a new attack against WPA encryption, which is used in wireless networks. While WEP encryption has been proven to be all but worthless, attacks against WPA have mostly been limited to acedemic and brute-force attacks.
The two Japanese scientists apparently have found a method to crack WPA when combined with the TKIP algorithm, however the attack does not apply to WPA2, a more recent version of the standard, when combined with AES.
This might be a good time to verify the settings on your home wireless network. If the option to use AES and WPA2 is present, it makes sense to use it. But I wouldn’t rush home in a panic.
While you’re in there, make sure your admin interface requires a strong passphrase and your WPA2 keys are equally protected. At least for the keys, use a strong, randomly generated password since you generally only have to key them in once per device. Here’s an online generator you can use from grc.com.