Week 13: WPA2 Enterprise and Beyond WiFi

Hackers are targeting companies that are involved in distributing an Covid-19 Vaccines. Accordingly to a new research the attackers are performing an spear-phishing attack the organizations that are distributing Covid-19 vaccines since September 2020. IBM Security X-Force researchers said that the attacks are being aimed at vaccine cold chain. The companies are responsible for storing and delivering vaccines at a safe temperatures.

The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has also issued an alert informing an organizations that are involved in storing and delivering Covid-19 vaccines to review the indicator of compromise and increase their defenses.  It has been unclear if there were any of the phishing attacks were successful.  IBM has said that the attackers are trying to steal an credential for the companies to get access of their network and get unauthorized access to the sensitive information regarding to the Covid-19 vaccines.

 

References:

Lakshmanan, R. 2020. Hackers Targeting Companies Involved in Covid-19 Vaccine Distribution. Retrieved from: https://thehackernews.com/2020/12/hackers-targeting-companies-involved-in.html

https://hackaday.com/tag/wireless-security/

I found this interesting sequel to our discussion in class the myriad of tools that can be used, to capture data, and use it to hack in the process. This article is about one such product and process and like that was mentioned in the class by Prof. the first step to cracking a WiFi is to record the handshake that gets exchanged between the client and access point. This article reiterates this.

Knowing how WiFi networks can be attacked is a big part of properly securing them, and the best way to learn about it is to (legally) run some attacks. The first step in cracking a WiFi network is to record the handshake that gets exchanged when a client connects to an access point. This has been made very simple thanks to Pwnagotchi, which turns a Raspberry Pi into an automated handshake collection tool and Pwnagothi Tools helps to automate the steps that follow…………………………………………………………………..

As wireless networks and IoT devices become more pervasive, it’s important to know the dangers, and how to protect against them. WiFi and Bluetooth security is probably the easiest to learn about, but other networks are just as vulnerable when an RTL-SDR is used. Another option Flipper Zero (https://flipperzero.one/) , a hacking gadget for Sub-1 GHz networks inspired by Pwnagotchi, which recently hit $4.8 million in its Kickstarter campaign

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