Wi-Fi Key-Cracking Kits Now On Sale in China

[FATAL STR1K3]

[citation][nom]Curnel_D[/nom]I honestly don't know a single person who smokes weed.[/citation]
ok ok I used 'everyone' loosely. But still... 'enough' people use it

 

[mapex]

an hour to crack a wep key? they're not doing something wrong. Now a WPA key with dictionary words I can see taking that long maybe, and figgus is right, they'll just change their mac to match an approved machine, mac filtering is only slightly more useful than disabling SSID broadcast.

 

[tommysch]

I can do that with my laptop within windows for free...

 

[eyemaster]

[citation][nom]Curnel_D[/nom]I honestly don't know a single person who smokes weed.[/citation]
They just aren't telling you..,

 

[mapex]

correction [citation][nom]mapex[/nom]they're doing something wrong.[/citation]

 

[tommysch]

[citation][nom]ksampanna[/nom]Toms has a moral obligation NOT to publish such articles & give publicity to the thiefs ...[/citation]

Whos going to buy a shady crap from china when you can hack those cheap passwords for free with many widely available tools...

[citation][nom]figgus[/nom]Wrong, then they will just spoof your mac address too. It's another layer of security, and a good one, but certainly not foolproof.[/citation]

My network is called SSID is HackThis.

It uses WPA2 and 40 random alphanumerical characters. The key is written on the switch and the switch is physically protected by a 870 express tactical shotgun.

Hack this!

 

[Bolbi]

So, two great suggestions for preventing this pulled from the above comments above that I already use: 1) Use WPA2-AES encryption with a nonsensical-not-in-the-dictionary password, and 2) Turn on MAC address filtering. Sure, compatibility with old devices won't always be perfect, and especially with suggestion 2 it's much harder to add new devices to your network. However, you can be almost certain that your data is safe and your internet connection won't be involuntarily "shared".

 

[xpax]

The people selling these are performing a public service. Anyone stupid enough to still be using WEP deserves to have people ripping off their WiFi -- just like those who run unsecured.

If you don't know the differences between WEP/WPA/WPA2, you shouldn't be running WiFi. There is no excuse for ignorance. If you drive a car, you know to lock it. No difference here.

 

[Guest]

As was said before the Chinese are the ultimate pirates. It wouldn't surprise me if they put in something of their own to gain access to everyone's computer who uses this device.

 

[cracklint]

[citation][nom]TommySch[/nom]Whos going to buy a shady crap from china when you can hack those cheap passwords for free with many widely available tools...
My network is called SSID is HackThis.It uses WPA2 and 40 random alphanumerical characters. The key is written on the switch and the switch is physically protected by a 870 express tactical shotgun.Hack this![/citation]
I hav that same exact remington. Yeah gun lovers ftw!

 

[shloader]

[citation][nom]ksampanna[/nom]Toms has a moral obligation NOT to publish such articles & give publicity to the thiefs ...[/citation]

Ehhh... no I can't agree with that. The first thing I thought was that I should see if these programs will run under Ubuntu. Mind you not to steal others... I want to know how hard it would be to steal mine. Anyone with concerns of their own security should attempt to crack their own WiFi. Anyone I help setup I use WPA2 so long as everything in their house supports it.

 

[beergoggles]

[citation][nom]otacon72[/nom]If someone is that determined to gain access to your network you have some pretty issues above someone trying to hack your network I think.[/citation]

+1 It seems to me the idea is not to be unbreakable, but to be more difficult to break than the guys standing next to you. If you are that much of a target, then better be bolted down pretty good and altering your secure pass phrases daily.

On a side note: It would suck to be in China and have someone get access to your account. Good luck using that defense when your IP address is traced to be one that is transferring forbidden documents or updating blogs of distent against the govt.

 

[wiinippongamer]

try to do that with my 512bit WPA2

 

[invlem]

Maybe people should stop using WEP...

 

[Gin Fushicho]

[citation][nom]hang-the-9[/nom]Run over some protesters with tanks, deny basic rights to people, hack other countries' servers, have 1/4 of the economy based on counterfeit goods, steal WiFi.Hey, China is the ultimate Pirate! I'm sending them an eye patch.[/citation]

I'll bring the peg leg.

 

[Shadow703793]

Lol. Backtrack, Aircrack,etc has been available for YEARS!

Also, there is currently a program that is trying to use CUDA to bruteforce WPA/WPA2.

 

[bliq]

[citation][nom]pogsnet[/nom]Lets go wired... Simple solution. Set your router Filter MAC address -> allow only this/these MAC addresses your hardwares currently have. Even if they hack your WEP they still can't access your router.[/citation]
unfortunately most consumer routers only allow about 10 MACs to be configured. Many people have more than that nowadays... (think Xbox, ps3, tivo, wii, etc in addition to laptops)

 

[rooket]

Will it break through MAC address assignments? That is all I have been using..

 

[gorehound]

yup the perfect reason why hollywood,the riaa, andthe other asses who want to do a 3 strikes your out BS can kiss my ###.
just go out and crack some poor sods wifi and download all the pirated stuff you want to.
who gets screwed ? the innocent one of course

 

[Guest]

Chinese want everything free. It is their culture. That is way they take shortcuts whenever they can.