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312-50V12 · Question #93

Jane invites her friends Alice and John over for a LAN party. Alice and John access Jane's wireless network without a password. However, Jane has a long, complex password on her router. What attack…

The correct answer is C. Evil twin. Alice and John connected to a wireless network without a password, despite Jane's router having a strong password, indicating they connected to a rogue access point mimicking Jane's network.

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

Question

Jane invites her friends Alice and John over for a LAN party. Alice and John access Jane's wireless network without a password. However, Jane has a long, complex password on her router. What attack has likely occurred?

Options

  • AWardriving
  • BWireless sniffing
  • CEvil twin
  • DPiggybacking

How the community answered

(55 responses)
  • A
    2% (1)
  • B
    4% (2)
  • C
    93% (51)
  • D
    2% (1)

Why each option

Alice and John connected to a wireless network without a password, despite Jane's router having a strong password, indicating they connected to a rogue access point mimicking Jane's network.

AWardriving

Wardriving is the act of driving around to discover and map wireless networks, not an attack that grants unauthorized clients access to a network.

BWireless sniffing

Wireless sniffing involves passively capturing and analyzing wireless traffic on a network, not creating an open access point that clients connect to.

CEvil twinCorrect

An evil twin attack involves an attacker setting up a rogue wireless access point that impersonates a legitimate network (same or similar SSID) but without the original network's security controls, such as a password. Alice and John unknowingly connected to this rogue AP instead of Jane's legitimate, password-protected router, which explains how they accessed 'Jane's network' without her password.

DPiggybacking

Piggybacking refers to someone physically gaining access to a secured area or network by following an authorized person, not setting up a rogue wireless access point.

Concept tested: Evil twin rogue access point attack recognition

Source: https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/news/securing-wireless-networks

Topics

#Wireless attacks#Evil twin#Rogue access point#Wi-Fi security

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