EVIL TWINS

uhmm and this time the hacking is with wireless .......

Hackers literaly fool wireless networks by making the users (clients) loggin in to rogue access points* . Once hackers have set up these wireless networks next to commercial hotspots, and made users into logging on, they begin harvesting data from laptops connected to the compromised Wi-Fi network.

This kind of hacking is termed "evil twins". A new rougue AP is placed next to Hotspots and users can never tell to which AP they log in. This means that users can never assume that they have logged in into legitimate hotspots.

any methods to stop this ....

1. Public hotspots has very less security features since mobile users require easy connectivity to internet.
2. and for the above reason security features are very minimal.
3. Hotspots always broadcast SSIDs since it makes way for easy connectivity, which makes hacking easier.
4. Since wireless medium is obviously thro air, Eaves dropping is a major issue.

on reading the points my suggestion is - we cant stop atleast for now

:)


*Access Points : a hardware device that acts as a communication hub for users of a wireless device to connect to a wired LAN. APs are important for extending the physical range of service a wireless user has access to.