CAPEC Definitions

    CAPEC Definitions / CAPEC-615

    CAPEC-615: Evil Twin Wi-Fi Attack

    Adversaries install Wi-Fi equipment that acts as a legitimate Wi-Fi network access point. When a device connects to this access point, Wi-Fi data traffic is intercepted, captured, and analyzed. This also allows the adversary to use adversary-in-the-middle (CAPEC-94) for all communications.

    Severity:Low
    Possibility:

    Extended Description

    No Extended Description.

    Mitigations

    Commercial defensive technology that monitors for rogue Wi-Fi access points, adversary-in-the-middle attacks, and anomalous activity with the mobile device baseband radios.

    Relationships with other CAPECs

    CAPEC-616: Establish Rogue Location

    Prerequisites

    None

    Related Weaknesses

    CWE-300: Channel Accessible by Non-Endpoint