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pip08456 · 27-06-2017, 14:46

You are correct to a point. Reaver, bully and pixiedust are dead in the water as ISP's have to a great extent protected against those forms of attack. Pixiedust was phenomenal in the way it did it, that took only minutes to crack the password. A community Dev just to get the router manufacturers to fill the wide open hole in security.

I'm busy for the next couple of weeks but when I have time I'll tell my neighbour I'm going to test his security and see if he falls for an EvilTwin or MITM attack. He won't mind me doing it but I won't tell him what I'm doing until afterwards. I hope he doesn't have a panic attack!!!

27-06-2017, 14:46	#55
pip08456 Sad Doig Fan! Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Barry South Wales Age: 68 Services: With VM for BB 250Mb service.(Deal) Posts: 11,660	Re: Virgin Media urges password change over hacking risk You are correct to a point. Reaver, bully and pixiedust are dead in the water as ISP's have to a great extent protected against those forms of attack. Pixiedust was phenomenal in the way it did it, that took only minutes to crack the password. A community Dev just to get the router manufacturers to fill the wide open hole in security. I'm busy for the next couple of weeks but when I have time I'll tell my neighbour I'm going to test his security and see if he falls for an EvilTwin or MITM attack. He won't mind me doing it but I won't tell him what I'm doing until afterwards. I hope he doesn't have a panic attack!!!