New wireless attack using 6G tech could jam devices with pinpoint accuracy (Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering)

A recent study by researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Security and Privacy (MPI-SP) and Ruhr University Bochum (RUB) reveals that reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (RIS) can be used to launch targeted jamming attacks on Wi-Fi networks. Their findings indicate that this technology, originally developed to optimize wireless signals in future 6G networks, could also allow attackers to disrupt specific devices while leaving nearby devices unaffected selectively.

New wireless attack using 6G tech could enable targeted device jamming