Timeline for Somebody hacked my router and changed my wifi SSID
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| May 2, 2016 at 10:32 | answer | added | GAD3R | timeline score: 2 | |
| Dec 18, 2015 at 12:22 | history | tweeted | twitter.com/StackSecurity/status/677826307485474817 | ||
| Dec 17, 2015 at 3:05 | review | Close votes | |||
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| Dec 12, 2015 at 22:44 | comment | added | ggdx | Using Reaver/Bully/etc, hacking many wifi routers can be done in no time at all. If you know who does it, and are able to collect their MAC address, simply provide this info to the police. The only way (in the UK anyways) the police do anything is if you provide evidence and go so far as to find the "suspect" in advance. Yes, I know that a MAC address can be spoofed however why would one have a spoofer installed for casual browsing? | |
| Dec 12, 2015 at 1:16 | comment | added | ErikE | Please note that in many countries, such actions are illegal (e.g., the USA) and thus can be reported to the police, and the perpetrator could be charged with a crime. | |
| Dec 11, 2015 at 21:52 | comment | added | SnakeDoc | @Brian Correct, I agree it's very unlikely any "hacking" is happening here. We're seeing the "I'm hacked" claim more and more across the SE network, usually boils down to the OP not understanding what's going on, so defaulting to a claim of being "hacked". To perform this "hack" it would require quite a lot of time, and technical know-how. And the outcome is simply temporary internet access? I don't buy it, it's simply not worth the "attacker's" time. OP has something configured wrong... | |
| Dec 11, 2015 at 21:45 | comment | added | Brian | @SnakeDoc After reading all the comments, I'm not 100% convinced that there's any hacking going on. This could simply be a case of the OP mistaking the neighbor's rude SSID for a hack on their own wifi. | |
| Dec 11, 2015 at 20:52 | comment | added | SnakeDoc | @njzk2 It takes quite a bit of effort... and for what outcome? To "mess" with the neighbor? How does the OP know it's the neighbor? It sounds like the OP doesn't know how to configure their router, and have a default password somewhere, or is just changing the SSID (as described in the OP's post) but NOT the password (meaning one could just re-connect over and over). | |
| Dec 11, 2015 at 20:50 | comment | added | njzk2 | @SnakeDoc how would they access the router unless they are on the network? (also, hack a weak wpa password takes not time at all). | |
| Dec 11, 2015 at 20:23 | comment | added | SnakeDoc | Put a STRONG password on your darn router admin account!!!!!!!!!!!! "Hacking" WPA takes a long, long time, so it's unlikely he's actually "hacking" the wifi. Also, make sure you have a STRONG password for your wifi access as well. Problem solved. | |
| Dec 11, 2015 at 15:30 | comment | added | Christian | If you are really using WPA with a password of a decent length, maybe the point failure is somewhere else? Maybe you have a trojan on your computer? | |
| Dec 11, 2015 at 15:22 | comment | added | Dmitry Grigoryev | Isn't this a question for SuperUser? I mean, it's not about how to implement/deploy a security solution, only about how to use existing security options. | |
| Dec 11, 2015 at 15:20 | comment | added | njzk2 | the most common hack on WPA is to intercept a handshake and to run a dictionary attack on it. so if you haven't yet, use strong password. nothing that looks like a word or anything. something like one of those: random.org/passwords/… | |
| Dec 11, 2015 at 8:11 | history | protected | Rory Alsop♦ | ||
| Dec 11, 2015 at 2:40 | answer | added | El Gucs | timeline score: 5 | |
| Dec 10, 2015 at 23:01 | comment | added | Zoredache | Is this 'router' provided by the ISP, or something you purchased? If it is your equipment, then a full reset + reconfigure would be a good idea. If it is ISP owned, I would contact your ISP and ask them for help doing a full reset+reconfigure. | |
| Dec 10, 2015 at 22:56 | comment | added | robert | This isn't a long-term solution, but when you're not using your internet unplug the router from the modem. Your neighbor might still break in, but won't be able to use your internet. | |
| Dec 10, 2015 at 19:41 | answer | added | user94217 | timeline score: -2 | |
| Dec 10, 2015 at 18:14 | answer | added | donjuedo | timeline score: 5 | |
| Dec 10, 2015 at 15:40 | history | edited | schroeder♦ | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Dec 10, 2015 at 13:37 | comment | added | Rory Alsop♦ | Comments are not for extended discussion; this conversation has been moved to chat. | |
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| Dec 10, 2015 at 13:25 | vote | accept | user2824371 | ||
| Dec 10, 2015 at 11:33 | answer | added | Stone True | timeline score: 72 | |
| Dec 10, 2015 at 10:41 | answer | added | AlexH | timeline score: 4 | |
| Dec 10, 2015 at 10:36 | history | edited | user2824371 | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Dec 10, 2015 at 10:33 | answer | added | TheHidden | timeline score: 13 | |
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| Dec 10, 2015 at 10:26 | history | asked | user2824371 | CC BY-SA 3.0 |