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> As said in the article, YikYak is mostly used on university campuses University campuses, where students are constantly using the free WiFi in cafes, are on
by saidajigumi 12y ago
> As said in the article, YikYak is mostly used on university campuses
University campuses, where students are constantly using the free WiFi in cafes, are on private WiFi networks shared with friends, etc. Even if the University's own WiFi was magically invulnerable, there will be many associated venues ready for use of this exploit.
- pyre 12y ago1. Setup an open access point in the middle of campus. 2. Give it a default name (e.g. 'linksys'). 3. Capture packets. 4. Profit.
- scandinavian 12y agoThere is no profit though, no one uses YikYak for posting anything remotely important.
- TazeTSchnitzel 12y agoEhh, people sometimes post embarassing/hateful things on YikYak, being able to out them would be a problem.
- btown 12y agoOr to blackmail them so you don't reveal their identity.
- smt88 12y agoAn app should not be considered "secure" because it doesn't currently have important data. Twitter wasn't much of a honeypot, either, until activists and corporations started using it. Did Twitter know the exact moment that happened? No. They should have been secure long before that.
- pyre 12y agoDon't take it so literally. In this case "profit" is just synonym for "goal". See: http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/profit http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/profit
- semi-extrinsic 12y agoThere's this thing called a "jasager" that you might also be interested in looking into. Particularly combined with airdrop-ng. I was a bit shocked when I learned how that particular aspect of 802.11 is implemented.
- TazeTSchnitzel 12y agoOr set one up called "Free WiFi" in a location with a WiFi blackspot that many students congregate at.