<ul><li>A new study by scientists at the Max Planck Institute for Security and Privacy (MPI-SP) and Ruhr University Bochum (RUB) reveals a more advanced method of jamming Wi-Fi using reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (RIS).</li><li>RIS technology allows attackers to target specific devices while leaving others unaffected, making it harder to detect the attack.</li><li>The researchers successfully demonstrated the selective jamming technique using RIS, emphasizing the need for new encryption methods or detection systems to counter RIS-based attacks.</li><li>As Wi-Fi networks continue to evolve, security experts must stay ahead of these new threats to keep wireless systems safe from sophisticated jamming attacks.</li></ul>

New Wi-Fi attack uses smart surfaces to jam specific devices

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