SSID Stripping: New Method for Tricking Users Into Connecting to Rogue APs

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A team of researchers has identified what appears to be a new method that malicious actors could use to trick users into connecting to their wireless access points (APs).

The method, dubbed SSID Stripping, was disclosed on Monday by AirEye, which specializes in wireless security. It was discovered in collaboration with researchers at the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology.

According to the researchers, SSID Stripping affects devices running Windows, macOS, Ubuntu, Android and iOS. They showed how an attacker could manipulate the name of a wireless network, specifically the SSID (Service Set Identifier), so that it’s displayed to the user with the name of a legitimate network.

SSID Stripping: New Method for Tricking Users Into Connecting to Rogue APs

Researchers have found new ways to trick users into connecting to rogue wireless APs by manipulating how their name is displayed on a mobile or desktop device.

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