Wireless & On-Path Attacks:

Question 1

Wireless Deauthentication Attack

Answer 1

Wireless deauthentication attack → significant wireless denial of service attack where an attacker nearby sends forged deauthentication frames to disconnect clients from a wireless network repeatedly.

Question 2

RF Jamming

Answer 2

Radio frequency jamming → denial of service attack that floods radio frequencies with interference, preventing wireless communication from functioning normally.

Question 3

Wireless Jamming

Answer 3

Wireless jamming → denial of service attack where an attacker nearby disrupts wireless signals by overwhelming the channel, causing devices to lose connectivity.

Question 4

On-Path Attack

Answer 4

On-path attack → also known as a man-in-the-middle attack, where an attacker intercepts and potentially alters communication between two parties without their knowledge.

Question 5

ARP Poisoning

Answer 5

Address resolution protocol poisoning → also called address resolution protocol spoofing, attack that uses Internet Protocol spoofing to associate the attacker’s media access control address with a trusted Internet Protocol address, enabling traffic interception.

Question 6

On-Path Browser Attack

Answer 6

On-path browser attack → also known as a man-in-the-browser attack, where malware infects the browser itself to intercept or modify transactions even when encrypted connections are used.