{"id":1172,"date":"2015-08-05T03:52:57","date_gmt":"2015-08-04T19:52:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.bankvaultonline.com\/?p=1172"},"modified":"2015-08-05T03:52:57","modified_gmt":"2015-08-04T19:52:57","slug":"stealth-attacks-fake-wireless-points","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bankvault.com\/stealth-attacks-fake-wireless-points\/","title":{"rendered":"Stealth Attack Types: Fake WiFi Access Points"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>One of the most common stealth attack types is creating a fake wireless access point. This attack is common because it;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Leverages people\u2019s desire for free WiFi<\/li>\n<li>The software required to do it is widely available for free on the internet and,<\/li>\n<li>Much sensitive data is passed through wireless networks in the form of unencrypted text strings.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s how it works. With the correct software, a hacker can disguise his connected computer as a wireless network with a name and home page that appears to be from a legitimate source. Targets then connect through the hacker\u2019s fake WiFi access point thinking they are getting legitimate, free internet access. Unfortunately they are passing their entire internet session through the hacker \u2013 allowing him to sniff out and grab unencrypted data that contains things like usernames and passwords.<\/p>\n<p>For example, would be hackers might set up shop at the San Francisco airport\u2019s international terminal offering \u2018free wifi from SFO.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>This stealth attack is deadly because a surprising amount of data is <em>still<\/em> passed through wireless networks in the form of easy-to-read, unencrypted text strings.<\/p>\n<p>Moral of the story: Do not connect to any free wireless access point that does not encrypt both sides of the session via SSL.<\/p>\n<p>For more information about how to keep safe while using public Wi-Fi, click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bankvaultonline.com\/knowledge-base\/tips\/public-wifi-safety-tips\/\">this link<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One of the most common stealth attack types is creating a fake wireless access point. This attack is common because it; Leverages people\u2019s desire for free WiFi The software required to do it is widely available for free on the internet and, Much sensitive data is passed through wireless networks in the form of unencrypted [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[356,349],"tags":[263,237,41,423,424,425],"class_list":["post-1172","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-explainers","category-faqs","tag-definition-of-the-day","tag-fake-wifi-access-points","tag-hackers","tag-stealth-attack-types","tag-stealth-hacking","tag-unencrypted-wifi"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>How WiFi access points can be dangerous<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Love free wi-fi? 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