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For years I had a simple WiFi password and relied on MAC filtering. Today I found out it’s useless. How do I determine if I have been hacked or not? [closed]

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I’ve just realized that MAC filtering is basically useless and can be easily spoofed. But I relied on it for a very long time and thought there was no reason for my password to be strong cause I have MAC filtering enabled.
I’ve generated a… Continue reading For years I had a simple WiFi password and relied on MAC filtering. Today I found out it’s useless. How do I determine if I have been hacked or not? [closed]→

Why do I need promiscuous mode? Can I not sniff without promiscuous mode? [closed]

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It says on sources that promiscuous mode is required to sniff traffic that is not intended for corresponding NIC.

Network adapters with promiscuous mode can’t accept unicast traffic
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Technical details behind how a malware-infected device infects other devices on the same network?

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I’m a security student and for one of my projects, I’m trying to learn the technical details behind a malware-infected device infecting other devices on the same network. I can see so much content everywhere stating that it happens, but I … Continue reading Technical details behind how a malware-infected device infects other devices on the same network?→