| Name |
Evil Twin Wi-Fi Attack |
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| Likelyhood of attack |
Typical severity |
| Low |
Low |
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| Summary |
Adversaries install Wi-Fi equipment that acts as a legitimate Wi-Fi network access point. When a device connects to this access point, Wi-Fi data traffic is intercepted, captured, and analyzed. This also allows the adversary to act as a "man-in-the-middle" for all communications. |
| Prerequisites |
None |
| Solutions | Commercial defensive technology that monitors for rogue Wi-Fi access points, man-in-the-middle attacks, and anomalous activity with the mobile device baseband radios. |
| Related Weaknesses |
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CWE ID
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Description
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| CWE-300 |
Channel Accessible by Non-Endpoint |
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| Related CAPECS |
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CAPEC ID
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Description
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| CAPEC-616 |
An adversary provides a malicious version of a resource at a location that is similar to the expected location of a legitimate resource. After establishing the rogue location, the adversary waits for a victim to visit the location and access the malicious resource. |
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