Comment by darkarmani
4 years ago
> requires physical access
What? You just need a high enough gain antenna and you can carry it out much further away than it appears your wifi reaches. Isn't physical access, being able to touch the computer?
4 years ago
> requires physical access
What? You just need a high enough gain antenna and you can carry it out much further away than it appears your wifi reaches. Isn't physical access, being able to touch the computer?
I suppose I used the term wrong, but you do need to be within receiving range and depending on the attack you need to win a race condition, so it's not that far from the generally accepted use of "physical access".
Meanwhile, many consumer routers can be hacked by adding something similar to <img src=192.168.1.1/admin/changesettings.cgi/> to a page or malicious ad. I don't think general consumers should be worried about someone aiming a high gain antenna at your router unless you work at a company dealing with sensitive information or places like embassies. The alternatives are much easier and much cheaper to execute.
Quite a few people are working from home these days. Stuff that used to be contained in hardwired office PCs is now flying over home WiFi.