Collaborate Disseminate
My wifi router broadcasts my SSID but I believe I can stop the SSID from being broadcast. Were I to do so, would neighbors or anyone parked on the street fail to find my wifi and move on to the next guy?
Reddit user [nomoreimfull] posted code for a dynamic WiFi beacon to r/arduino. The simple, but clever, sketch is preloaded with some rather familiar lyrics and is configured to Rickroll wireless …read more Continue reading Rickrolling SSID with ESP32
I have a Type S wireless backup camera (built into license plate frame) which uses WiFi to stream to an iOS (or Android) app on the driver’s smartphone. For a variety of reasons, this has proven to be a most unreliable scheme.
Type S also… Continue reading How change WiFi backup cam
This article in the Avira (part of NortonLifeLock) security blog discusses (vaguely) security risks of public Wi-Fi. The article states:
Man in the middle attacks are also a very prominent threat, this is when a hacker sets up a network … Continue reading Is it foolish to trust a Wi-Fi network just because it uses a specific recognized SSID?
I live in a location which is semi-rural. I also share this Internet access with some people nearby. Although bandwidth is a bit limited (VDSL), other then those imposed by the connection speed there are no data limits, and I’m not ove… Continue reading Is using my address for WIFI SSID a bad idea?
By Deeba Ahmed
SSID Stripping has emerged as a significant threat because it impacts major platforms like MS Windows, macOS, Apple iOS, Ubuntu, and Android.
This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: SSID Stripping flaw lets hackers mimic… Continue reading SSID Stripping flaw lets hackers mimic real wireless access points
My modem is connected on wi-fi network using the ssid on bottom /router same but with ssid shown on back of this unit. On the wi-fi network connected list of others, there is mine as the 1st, but a couple of lines down, is displayed a wi… Continue reading Delete unknown wi-fi network [closed]
A neighbor, somehow, knows, when I connect to the Internet – and begins shooting something at my home (ice pellets). Is there a way to prevent people from seeing my SSID/internet connection? We are on cable Internet; I heard that was ak… Continue reading How does neighbor know when WiFi/Internet is used?
Whether it’s been a Python script running on a Linux box or an ESP8266, abusing using WiFi SSIDs to convey messages is hardly a new trick. But for DerbyCon 2019, [vgrsec] wanted to do put together something a little unique. Dare we say, even useful. Rather than broadcast out SSID …read more
Continue reading Advertise Your Conference Schedule Via SSID
Your Wi-Fi routers and access points all have strong WPA2 passwords, unique SSIDs, the latest firmware updates, and even MAC address filtering. Good job, networking and cybersecurity teams! However, is your network truly protected? TL;DR: NO! In this p… Continue reading No One is Safe: the Five Most Popular Social Engineering Attacks Against Your Company’s Wi-Fi Network