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I can think of 2 potential reasons but neither seems satisfying. The first would be state agencies testing attack vectors in real life. Would suck to send out a

I can think of 2 potential reasons but neither seems satisfying. The first would be state agencies testing attack vectors in real life. Would suck to send out an agent who commits their crime 100% flawlessly only for them to get caught by some unsecured doorbell or other random internet device. The second would be attempts to force increases in security through intentional hacks and sabotage. Although if someone can think of better reasons I would love to hear it.

swinglock 7y ago
Maybe an unethical Wi-Fi manufacturer thought they were clever to deauth clients of APs with MACs not in their own range, to clear other traffic off the band they use and have their products perform better than others by means of sabotage.
- blackflame 7y ago
  That surely would be noticed in any sort of rigorous certification program.
  - dylan604 7y ago
    What 'rigorous certification program'? Aren't the only regulations that they comply with FCC rules about creating/accepting interference, frequency ranges, and transmission power? These regulations do not have any say on what is actually transmitted on those frequencies.
    - blackflame 7y ago
      The IEEE 802.11 certification https://www.wi-fi.org/discover-wi-fi/wi-fi-certified-6 https://www.wi-fi.org/discover-wi-fi/wi-fi-certified-6
  - _jal 7y ago
    You mean the kind not used by any vendor on Alibaba?
dogma1138 7y ago
More likely bored teenagers discovering Kali than state agencies. Rehearsals are done in controlled manner.
zimbatm 7y ago
Before going all conspiracy, most likely it's due to a poorly-implemented WiFi-enabled widget. There are devices that act as AP like the chromecast. This is then used by a smartphone app to connect and configure the device. I don't think the chromecast in particular is the culprit but I wouldn't be surprised a similar device was sending deauth packets due to an implementation mistake.
kernelsanderz 7y ago
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swinglock 7y ago

Maybe an unethical Wi-Fi manufacturer thought they were clever to deauth clients of APs with MACs not in their own range, to clear other traffic off the band they use and have their products perform better than others by means of sabotage.

blackflame 7y ago
That surely would be noticed in any sort of rigorous certification program.
- dylan604 7y ago
  What 'rigorous certification program'? Aren't the only regulations that they comply with FCC rules about creating/accepting interference, frequency ranges, and transmission power? These regulations do not have any say on what is actually transmitted on those frequencies.
  - blackflame 7y ago
    The IEEE 802.11 certification https://www.wi-fi.org/discover-wi-fi/wi-fi-certified-6 https://www.wi-fi.org/discover-wi-fi/wi-fi-certified-6
- _jal 7y ago
  You mean the kind not used by any vendor on Alibaba?

dogma1138 7y ago

More likely bored teenagers discovering Kali than state agencies. Rehearsals are done in controlled manner.

zimbatm 7y ago

Before going all conspiracy, most likely it's due to a poorly-implemented WiFi-enabled widget. There are devices that act as AP like the chromecast. This is then used by a smartphone app to connect and configure the device. I don't think the chromecast in particular is the culprit but I wouldn't be surprised a similar device was sending deauth packets due to an implementation mistake.

kernelsanderz 7y ago

Devices like the Pwnagotchi (https://pwnagotchi.ai https://pwnagotchi.ai) make this ridiculously easy and really fun. It’s getting very popular. Definitely recommend giving it a go if you have spare raspberry pi zero lying around.