There are many ways to attack WiFi networks depending on:
The type of encryption
Default settings
Number of connected clients
In this article we’ll focus on wifite
Wifite tool automates all these processes making wifi hacking a piece of cake.
WHAT IS WIFITE?
Wifite is a powerful hacking tool that allows the hacker to choose a specific network to attack and let the script choose the best strategy for each network
Wifite is developed by Derv82 and maintained by kimocoder
GETTING STARTED
The tool is pre-installed in kali linux and intuitive to use.
Follow the steps:
_Step 1:open wifite _
You can open the wifite tool from the application menu or from the terminal
Using application menu search for wifite and click on the tool to open
You can also open the terminal and type the following command:
sudo wifite
The following interface should appear
Step 2: select the target to attack
Once you open wifite it will start scanning for WiFi networks
Press Ctrl+c to stop
Ii. Choose the number of the WiFi network you wish to attack
Step 3: sit back and let the tool do the hacking
Here the attack begins. Wifite uses the following methods according to the network targeted:
WPS PIN attack
PMKID capture
WPS Pixie-Dust attack
WPA Handshake capture
Once finished you will see the following
The password will also automatically be saved in a cracked.json or cracked.txt file.and you can navigate to the file in the terminal and type the following command to view saved cracked passwords:
Cat cracked.json or cat cracked.txt
After hacking the wifi you’ll realise that you cannot use your wireless network.This is because your device is still in monitor mode.To disable monitor mode you need to type the following command in the terminal
airmon-ng stop wlan0mon
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