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Evil Twin AP Attack

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Evil twin: same name, attacker's hardware

WiFi clients trust signal strength and SSID — they'll connect to the strongest beacon with a known network name. An attacker creates an AP with the same SSID as a legitimate network, positioned physically closer to the victim.

The victim's device connects automatically — to the attacker's infrastructure. All unencrypted traffic is visible.

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