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312-50V13 · Question #418

A group of hackers were roaming around a bank office building in a city, driving a luxury car. They were using hacking tools on their laptop with the intention to find a free-access wireless…

The correct answer is C. Wardriving. The act of driving around a physical area to detect and map open or vulnerable wireless networks for unauthorized access is known as wardriving.

Submitted by salim_om· Mar 6, 2026Hacking Wireless Networks

Question

A group of hackers were roaming around a bank office building in a city, driving a luxury car. They were using hacking tools on their laptop with the intention to find a free-access wireless network. What is this hacking process known as?

Options

  • AGPS mapping
  • BSpectrum analysis
  • CWardriving
  • DWireless sniffing

How the community answered

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  • A
    6% (3)
  • B
    4% (2)
  • C
    88% (44)
  • D
    2% (1)

Why each option

The act of driving around a physical area to detect and map open or vulnerable wireless networks for unauthorized access is known as wardriving.

AGPS mapping

GPS mapping is the process of creating maps using GPS data, which might be an ancillary component but is not the term for the hacking process itself.

BSpectrum analysis

Spectrum analysis involves examining the frequency components of a signal for troubleshooting or identifying interference, not for locating open Wi-Fi networks in motion.

CWardrivingCorrect

Wardriving is the act of searching for Wi-Fi wireless networks, usually from a moving vehicle, by using a laptop or smartphone with specialized tools. The primary goal is often to find unprotected networks that can be accessed without authorization for hacking purposes.

DWireless sniffing

Wireless sniffing involves capturing and analyzing wireless network traffic, which might happen after a network is found, but it is not the process of actively searching for networks while driving.

Concept tested: Wardriving technique for wireless network discovery

Topics

#wardriving#wireless networks#Wi-Fi hacking#reconnaissance

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