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AirSnitch Attack Triggers Sensitive Information Disclosure and Denial of Service Condition on Wi-Fi Environment

  • What: New Wi-Fi attack technique called AirSnitch enables traffic interception
  • Impact: Wi-Fi environments where attackers can connect are at risk
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A research has been identified a new Wi‑Fi attack technique called AirSnitch. An attacker connected to the Wi-Fi network can spoof a victim device’s physical MAC address, allowing them to intercept traffic originally intended for the victim. In some cases, ... Impact Information Disclosure Denial of Service System / Technologies affected Wi-Fi environments which the attacker can connect to are potentially affected Solutions For Network Administrators: Enforce network segmentation and segregation to separate internal traffic from guest or untrusted traffic; Use WPA3 or enable Protected Management Frames (PMF) in WPA2 to prevent the unauthorised manipulation of Wi-Fi management traffic; Enable both IP and ARP spoofing prevention, where applicable; Implement detection and prevention mechanisms to block malicious unicast IP packets that are embedded in broadcast Wi-Fi frames; Deploy a wireless intrusion prevention system (WIPS) to detect and block rogue or unauthorized devices from connecting to the Wi-Fi network; Apply firmware updates from hardware vendors as security patches become available. For General Users: Avoid transmitting classified or personal information over public or untrusted Wi-Fi networks; Use VPN to secure sensitive data when using public Wi-Fi networks; Verify that websites use additional encryption layers, such as SSL/TLS, to protect data during transmission over Wi-Fi.

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