Protecting Yourself From a WiFi Hack
We believe that the best way to protect yourself against an intruder who wants to hack your WiFi is to know how to hack a WiFi password yourself.
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We are going to present a method to do just that by using your Mac computer and a freeware application called KisMAC. It’s better to be armed with this knowledge than to pretend there are no potential dangers inherent in having a wireless network. So let’s take a look at how to hack into WiFi using some simple tools.
**Hacking a WEP Network **KisMAC is a wireless stumbler and cracker that can perform a number of WiFi related tasks directly from your Mac’s operating system. WEP keys are compromised by a process known as WEP injection where data packets are used to determine the password. Once you have accumulated the necessary amount of data packets, with a minimum being around 200,000 packets, follow this procedure inside of KisMAC:
Click on Network. Select Crack. Choose Weak Scheduling Attack. Select Against 40-bit. This should be sufficient to crack the less secure networks protected with WEP security.
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