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[23 Jun 2008 | 10 Comments | ]
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Okay, before we begin, I give you Hungry Hacker´s fun facts on WEP.
FUN FACTS:
-WEP stands for Wired Equivalent Privacy
-WEP is used to secure wireless networks from eavesdroppers
-WEP usually takes hours to crack
WEP has always been a long and tedious job, untill recently, when two FBI agents demonstrated how it´s possible to crack WEP in under 4 minutes (3 to be exact).
Here is how they did it:
1. Run Kismet to find your target network. Get the SSID and the channel.
2. Run Airodump and start capturing data.
3. With Aireplay, start replaying a …

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[18 Dec 2007 | One Comment | ]
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I have just set up a wireless connection at home – whenever I log on it says that the connection is unsecure – how do I secure it? I have a new Toshiba Laptop and a Phillips Router. I saw something about a WEP key….where do I enter this?

You are right to worry about this problem, actually, because any open wireless network is an invitation for neighbors and various unsavory characters to connect to your network as if they were on your local area network. This means that they’d be …