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312-50V12 · Question #228

During a red team engagement, an ethical hacker is tasked with testing the security measures of an organization's wireless network. The hacker needs to select an appropriate tool to carry out a…

The correct answer is B. bettercap. bettercap is the appropriate tool for performing session hijacking and security analysis on a WPA-PSK wireless network due to its comprehensive Man-in-the-Middle capabilities.

Submitted by paula_co· Mar 4, 2026Wireless Network, Mobile, IoT, and OT Hacking

Question

During a red team engagement, an ethical hacker is tasked with testing the security measures of an organization's wireless network. The hacker needs to select an appropriate tool to carry out a session hijacking attack. Which of the following tools should the hacker use to effectively perform session hijacking and subsequent security analysis, given that the target wireless network has the Wi-Fi Protected Access-pre-shared key (WPA-PSK) security protocol in place?

Options

  • AHetty
  • Bbettercap
  • CDroidSheep
  • DFaceNiff

How the community answered

(39 responses)
  • A
    15% (6)
  • B
    77% (30)
  • C
    5% (2)
  • D
    3% (1)

Why each option

bettercap is the appropriate tool for performing session hijacking and security analysis on a WPA-PSK wireless network due to its comprehensive Man-in-the-Middle capabilities.

AHetty

Hetty is primarily a HTTP toolkit for web traffic manipulation and interception, not designed for low-level wireless network attacks like session hijacking in a WPA-PSK environment.

BbettercapCorrect

bettercap is a robust, modular, and portable Man-in-the-Middle (MITM) framework that supports various network attacks, including Wi-Fi deauthentication, ARP spoofing, and packet capture. These features allow it to intercept and manipulate traffic on a WPA-PSK network to perform session hijacking and subsequent analysis, making it suitable for an ethical hacker's needs.

CDroidSheep

DroidSheep is an Android application specifically designed for session hijacking on unencrypted (open) Wi-Fi networks and does not provide the capabilities needed for attacking WPA-PSK protected networks.

DFaceNiff

FaceNiff is an Android application for capturing social media sessions, primarily on unencrypted Wi-Fi networks, and lacks the advanced features required for attacking WPA-PSK secured wireless networks.

Concept tested: Wireless network attack tools and techniques

Source: https://www.bettercap.org/

Topics

#Wireless network hacking#Session hijacking#WPA-PSK#Bettercap

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