Why Evil Twin Attack?

The evil twin is the wireless LAN equivalent of the phishing scam. This type of attack may be used to steal the passwords of unsuspecting users, either by monitoring their connections or by phishing, which involves setting up a fraudulent web site and luring people there.

What exactly is the evil twin attack?

An evil twin attack involves an attacker setting up a fraudulent wireless access point – also known as an evil twin – that mimics the characteristics (including the SSID) of a legitimate AP. ... Users may connect automatically to the evil twin or do so thinking the fraudulent AP is part of a trusted wifi network.

How does a evil twin attack work?

Evil Twin attacks are mainly the Wi-Fi equivalent of phishing scams. An attacker will setup a fake Wi-Fi access point, and users will connect to this rather than a legitimate one. When users connect to this access point, all of the data they share with the network will pass through a server controlled by the attacker.