Comments on: 'Evil twin' could pose Wi-Fi threat

Wi-Fi hot-spot users should be on their guard for fake wireless access points used by hackers to steal data, researchers warn.

EVIL TWIN BE-GONE SOFTWARE/DETECTION

IS THERE A SOLUTION TO THIS PROBLEM? A WAY TO GO INTO THE NETWORK, POSSIBLY RUN A DETECTION SCAN/TEST AND RESOLVE THIS OR SOFTWARE?

Avoiding evil twin / active MITM

There are some corporate wireless network management systems that support a distributed monitor network and protective packet injection to fend off evil clone / active MITM attacks. At worst, you end up with a denial of service against your network.

I'm not aware of anything like this for SOHO / end users.

EVIL TWIN BE-GONE SOFTWARE/DETECTION

IS THERE A SOLUTION TO THIS PROBLEM? A WAY TO GO INTO THE NETWORK, POSSIBLY RUN A DETECTION SCAN/TEST AND RESOLVE THIS OR SOFTWARE?

Avoiding evil twin / active MITM

There are some corporate wireless network management systems that support a distributed monitor network and protective packet injection to fend off evil clone / active MITM attacks. At worst, you end up with a denial of service against your network.

I'm not aware of anything like this for SOHO / end users.

This is indeed old news...

This is indeed a long known problem. I was doing tests with amplifiers, packet databases, and monitor mode / packet injection in 2002 as well*.

The unauthenticated nature of the 802.11 MAC layer implies that all WiFi networks, regardless of security, will be vulnerable to denial of service attacks. Good security will at least keep your traffic from the prying eyes of an evil twin though...

http://web.archive.org/web/20021119041924/http://cubicmetercrystal.com/janus/attacks.html
now located at: http://peertech.org/janus/attacks.html

[http://As a side note, this is not a good line of research to follow for an independant researcher in the US. FBI InfraGuard and DHS do not approve...|http://As a side note, this is not a good line of research to follow for an independant researcher in the US. FBI InfraGuard and DHS do not approve...]

This is indeed old news...

This is indeed a long known problem. I was doing tests with amplifiers, packet databases, and monitor mode / packet injection in 2002 as well*.

The unauthenticated nature of the 802.11 MAC layer implies that all WiFi networks, regardless of security, will be vulnerable to denial of service attacks. Good security will at least keep your traffic from the prying eyes of an evil twin though...

http://web.archive.org/web/20021119041924/http://cubicmetercrystal.com/janus/attacks.html
now located at: http://peertech.org/janus/attacks.html

[http://As a side note, this is not a good line of research to follow for an independant researcher in the US. FBI InfraGuard and DHS do not approve...|http://As a side note, this is not a good line of research to follow for an independant researcher in the US. FBI InfraGuard and DHS do not approve...]