I found a solution here: https://bugs.launchpad.net/linuxmint/+bug/1040943
It goes like this:
Open terminal and enter the following command:
sudo -s gksu gedit /etc/modprobe.d/ath9k.conf
at the end of the file add this:
options ath9k nohwcrypt=1
Save an restart your OS.
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