KRACK Wi-Fi bug: What Apple, Google, more are doing to fix it (Report)

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The new vulnerability found in Wi-Fi networks may sound scary, but vendors are starting to roll out patches to address the danger.

Microsoft, for instance, released a patch for Windows on Oct. 10. “Customers who have Windows Update enabled and applied the security updates are protected automatically,” the company said in an email.

Apple has already issued a fix in the latest beta versions of its iOS, macOS, tvOS, and watchOS platforms. But it’ll also release another security patch targeting the rest of its user base “soon,” the company said, without specifiying a date.

Google also appears to be preparing a security patch for Android devices, but it won’t come out until Nov….