Known Beacons

A known beacon attack works by beaconing out a list of common public Wi-Fi network names, so that nearby clients recognizing one of those networks will probe and attempt to connect, letting the attacker capture them with an evil twin.

Key Takeaways

• A known beacon attack advertises a compiled list of common public network names
• Clients that recognize one of those names probe and try to connect
• The attacker does not need to know a specific client’s preferred networks in advance
• It is another path to capturing clients onto an evil twin access point

Video Transcript

And it but I could get them from anywhere. I could just compile a list of common public Wi Fi networks and beacon those out. And then when someone is aware that I'm nearby, they're gonna send me a probe that and