![]() A network sniffing tool like Wigle Wifi on Android or Kismet can clearly see the difference between these networks, but to the average user, these networks will look the same. If you want to see how this works, you can create a Wi-Fi hotspot on your phone and name it the same as your home network, and you'll notice it's hard to tell the difference between the two networks or your computer may simply see both as the same network. In fact, many networks will have several network-extending access points all using the same name to expand access without confusing users. ![]() ![]() This actually makes it very hard to distinguish between networks with the same name and same kind of encryption. An evil twin attack is a type Wi-Fi attack that works by taking advantage of the fact that most computers and phones will only see the "name" or ESSID of a wireless network.
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