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How does plugging a computer into a power socket compromise the network? Wouldn't it be the same if I, say, camped below the office window with my netbook? You
by Tichy 16y ago
How does plugging a computer into a power socket compromise the network? Wouldn't it be the same if I, say, camped below the office window with my netbook? You still have to hack into the WLAN network, I suppose?
- phlux 16y agoBecause with you camping below a window - you will be seen, get hungry, get caught. Imagine you get an interview at some company and you gain access to some area, like a lounge. You could potentially smuggle a pluggable box into the facility and plug it in behind some plant, or a copier, or even a coffee machine. (Copier being the best option) This machine could ideally auth with the local wifi and gain access to the internet, and provide you tunneling access back into the network. When Aruba Networks first came out, the initial default config of their system allowed anyone to associate with the network and VPN OUT to the internet - while not giving them access to corporate resources. While we found this behavior at Lockheed Martin, and had them patch it - the same scenario could be found elsewhere today - where you could then connect to the pluggable and scan/hack your way into the network.