When a hacker installs a fake Wi-Fi access point that looks like a real one, it’s known as an evil twin attack. It is intended to trick users into connecting to this rogue access point by making them believe they are connecting to a reliable network.
A Man-in-the-Middle (MITM) attack allows the attacker to intercept a victim’s personal and sensitive informations like login credentials, credit card details when they have connected to the evil twin network.
The nature of how devices connect to Wi-Fi makes an evil twin assault extremely simple to set up and challenging to detect.
Setting up a Wi-Fi access point, a hacker selects locations with a free Wi-Fi network. These locations can usually have several Wi-Fi hotspots with the same name, making it simple for hackers to conceal their evil twin network easily.
Next, using the same service set identifier (SSID) name as the local, authentic Wi-Fi router, the hacker create their evil twin network.Unknowingly, a victim logs into the fake access point.The hacker then monitor their online activities and steals whatever information the victim accesses on the fake network.
Flaws in public Wi-Fi networks are frequently the starting point for cybersecurity attack by hackers.When using public Wi-Fi, avoid unsecured hotspots.Connecting to a Wi-Fi network in public places with a personal hotspot minimizes the possibility of hackers gaining access to your data.Protect your data on both public and private networks by using a VPN, which encrypts it.
