How to hack a neighbor's WiFi, all possible methods in one article

In today's article, let's touch on a sensitive topic: how to hack a Wi-Fi network. Someone will ask, is this legal? Of course not, this is considered a serious offense, so if anyone decides to do this, they do it at their own peril and risk. Of course, this can happen to everyone when the money in your account runs out and your Internet is turned off. And at this very moment, force majeure circumstances appeared when Internet access was urgently needed. So what remains to be done? That's right, use your neighbor's Wi-Fi internet. Option one, we’ll ask him for the password to his WiFi network, option two, we’ll hack his WiFi network. We will tell you how to do this below in the article.

Selecting a Wi-Fi network password manually

We are looking for WiFi with the highest signal level. Preference is given to a neighbor's network or the network that you know the owner of. Later you will understand why this is so. Very often, inexperienced users set a password without thinking about the complexity of the typed password. And all their imagination ends with the date of birth, the name of the pet, the last name. Knowing the neighbor (owner) of Wi-Fi, it will not be difficult for you to find the key. If it didn’t work out with the selection of your neighbor’s personal information, move on to the next option, which is very popular among users. These are the most common passwords, we list them below in the table.

One of the advantages of this method is its simplicity, but there are also disadvantages, one of them is the time that needs to be spent on this method. Especially if a neighbor has set restrictions on entering a password and login in the router settings, then after 3 unsuccessful attempts, the next attempts can only be made the next day.

Manual selection

These first two methods are written simply to show that sometimes it is not worth resorting to complex technical actions, because... Usually everything is in plain sight, your attacker just needs to think a little.

The average user usually sets himself a simple password - is your password also associated with something? And it’s good if it’s something difficult to guess. Can your neighbor find out your Wi-Fi password using this brute force method? And if someone knows your other password (for example, from your mailbox or social networks), will they be able to recover your Wi-Fi password based on it? People love to repeat themselves, and usually enter the same thing. It works rarely, but accurately. Especially on older WEP networks, where passwords of less than 8 characters were allowed, both “12345” and “QWERTY” were often found there.

TOP 25 most common Wi-Fi passwords

As an addition, I remember that many providers (Rostelecom, ByFly, Yota and others) sometimes use “default” passwords on their models. As a stupid example - InternetByfly32, where 32 is the apartment number. And based on such dependencies, neighbors can figure out your password.

Correction: We do not use very simple and clearly associative passwords. We do not use passwords from the list above. We always use OUR password, avoiding “default” passwords. When it comes to passwords, do not trust their generation to third parties. Of course, you can come up with a “doodle” set, but it’s better to find a middle ground here - you will eventually have to enter it (and on a phone, entering some characters is simply torture).

Hacking by changing the MAC address

Some craftsmen prefer to filter by MAC address (MAC address is a unique identifier that each device has) instead of a password. When scanning, you will see a network that you can supposedly connect to without problems, but when you try, nothing will work. This means there is filtering that you need to bypass.

You need to find out which MAC addresses are allowed to connect. Here programs that can scan, for example, Airodump-NG, MAC Address Scanner, will come to your aid.

Having found out the MAC address, you can begin to change your MAC address on your computer.

Go to “Start”, “Control Panel”, find “Network and Sharing Center” on the top left side, look for the line “Change network adapter settings”.

Select an active network connection, right-click on it and click on the “Properties” line. In the window that pops up, find the “Network” tab and click on the “Configure” button. We activate the network address and enter a new MAC.

To replace the MAC Address on Windows 10, there is a very convenient utility, Technitium MAC Address Changer, with which you can quickly do this. Next, it is recommended to restart the PC. Done, so we found out how you can hack Wi-Fi by substituting the MAC address.

Hacking WiFi password using programs

There are many hacking programs in this segment, but we will talk about the most popular ones.

Aircrack-ng hacker

The Aircrack-ng utility has good reviews from users. This is a large set of tools, which includes: airodump, aireplay, aircrack, airdecap.

• Download and unpack. Go to the “Bin” folder and run the Aircrack-ng GUI file.
• In the “Filenames” tab, you need to select a dump that will intercept packets and keys. For example, you can use the CommView for WiFi utility for these purposes.
• We assign the type of encryption with which the Wi-Fi network is protected: either WEP or WPA For the WEP option, you need to assign the key length and make o. For the WPA option, you just need to decide on a dictionary to guess the password.
• The last action you need to do is click on the “Launch” button. The entire search process takes 2-5 minutes.

Brute force method

The essence of brute force is the fully automated selection of all possible password options. This method is suitable for advanced users; it will be extremely difficult for an ordinary user. Such hacker methods are often used to hack payment systems, online banks, and accounts.

If you decide to try Brute force, keep in mind that PC characteristics play a big role; if the computer is weak, the program can do the analysis for several days.

At the moment, there are several options for “full search”:

1. Personal hacking. This is when your email, account, website is hacked.
2. Brute check. There is a big hunt going on here, no one needs 1-2 passwords, they are interested in a large number of passwords from some large resources.
3. Hacking of a computer device performed remotely.

The following applications work well with Brute force: Brutus AET, All-in-One Checker, Appnimi Password Unlocker.

Hackers for Windows - AirSlax, Wi-FI Sidejacking, CommView for WiFi, Dumpper

1. AirSlax is a utility that catches packets on a Wi-Fi network; in the future, they are needed to guess the password. Selects a password with WPA, WPA2, WEP encryption, as well as a PIN code via WPS.
2. Wi-FI Sidejacking - this hacker is completely free, few settings, the utility is presented in Russian, we support mobile devices.
3. CommView for WiFi - suitable for any Windows OS, the utility captures and analyzes network packets. Russian language is present.
4. Dumpper - this utility on the router is used to crack its PIN code. Let's launch the scanner. In a minute you will know about all the computers within a couple of meters. This PIN will be required for some utilities that will help you crack your WiFi password.

Brute force

Brute force – from English, “full search”, the above-mentioned method of obtaining data using brute force. If the victim does not use standard combinations, he has to install auxiliary software and understand its interface.

Automatic selection of combinations

Some programs literally manually, in several threads, select a password for a new network character by character. Because of this, working with such programs can last from several days to months, depending on the length of the required code. The most popular of them:

• John the Ripper;
• Aircrack-ng;
• RainbowCrack.

They allow you to specify the password duration, as well as resort to several selection mechanisms, which significantly reduces the search speed and also reduces the load on the system.

Wifi crack

Wifi crack is not the ultimate solution to cracking passwords, but it is a convenient utility for anyone who is not familiar with the confusing programming language. Works on modern operating systems and is constantly updated.

The program is very easy to use:

1. Download files. Often this is a zip archive containing drivers and a dictionary of the most popular combinations. Also very often includes text instructions with screenshots;
2. Unzip the file, run WiCrack.exe and copy the command signed in the manual as “password guessing” into the command line that appears;
3. Start the process. Password options will remain in a separate file with a .cap extension in the root of the program folder.
4. Go to the “Import” tab of the program itself and paste the file with the extension into it.
5. Click "Start". If the data matches successfully, the password will appear in the main window.

Hacking a password using the Pin code of the equipment

To find out the password via the Pin code of a device that has WPA encryption, WPA2 you will need:

1. Laptop or computer, if you have a computer then you need to have a Wi-Fi adapter on it.
2. Minimum 2 GB USB flash drive
3. Elcomsoft Wireless Security Auditor program.

We recommend working on Linux OS, as all procedures are much easier to complete. If this is not possible, everything will work in Windows.

• We format the flash drive and download the “WiFi Slax” utility onto it. We launch the program on the flash drive by clicking on “Wifislax Boot Installer”. Specify parameter S and press “Enter”
• We reboot and launch from our flash drive.
• Select launch from the SMP kernel, and wifislax from KDE, wait for the download.
• We replace the MAC of the laptop by doing “ifconfig wlan0 down” in the console.
• Open “Macchanger”, click “Change MAC”.
• Exit the utility and execute “ifconfig wlan0 down” in the console.
• Launch “minidwep-gtk”, click “Scan” and wait. WPS technology can be hacked much more easily, so we recommend it for beginners.
• After scanning, select the victim and click “Reaver”. That's it, we're expecting a hacked Wi-Fi password.

There is an easier way to find out Pin, just go to your neighbor's house. When it moves away, take the router and turn it over, there you will see the WPS Pin.

Utility with a million wi-fi passwords

There is another method to hack someone else's Wi-Fi, for this you just need to download the utility, thanks to which you will not need to hack anything, you will just need to find the nearest point with the Internet.

Wi-fi map - Suitable for any gadget. The idea of ​​the application is to exchange Wi-Fi passwords around the world. The utility will display passwords to the nearest Wi-Fi networks on your gadget, but only if someone has connected here before and entered the password and login into the Wi-Fi map.

WiFi You – This application already has about 20 million hotspots around the world.

Swift WiFi – A similar utility to Wi-fi map, the principle is the same. Install the application, and your gadget will automatically connect to the nearest wireless network that is in the program database.

Legal consequences

More recently, internet theft has become a criminal offense and can be punishable by up to five years. But in reality, it is unlikely that you will face real punishment just for connecting to someone else’s router. This will only be considered a truly serious crime if you used the connection to obtain the user’s personal data.

Consequences of using someone else's Internet

In addition, you must agree that it is unlikely that in our country a case of traffic theft will go to trial. You can always come to an agreement with your neighbor and apologize, not to mention the fact that it will be quite difficult to figure you out. And if you use closed networks found on the street, then this is generally almost unrealistic.

But, still, it is not recommended to use someone else’s Wi-Fi unless absolutely necessary and for a long time. After all, these are material losses for the owner of the network, which becomes a serious reason for litigation.

Hack the password from your smartphone

WPS Connect is the main goal of this program to determine how vulnerable a router that uses the default Pin code is to Wi-Fi hacking. To use this utility, your device must be rooted.

WIBR+ - great for Android phones. The program can simultaneously perform several actions to select a password for two networks at once.

1. Download and install.
2. Click on the “Add Network” item and add the network with the best signal.
3. We check the boxes in the settings that are needed.
4. Click on Add to Queue. Done, the utility will start working.

There is a small drawback to this application: after generating each key, it needs to reconnect to the network.

WiHack mobile - this application is suitable for both Windows and Android. To crack a Wi-Fi password, she uses two options that the user can choose from: brute force (simple brute force) or the much more efficient option of packet analysis. It is better to install the full version.

Hacker utility for iPhone

There is a utility for iPhone called Aircrack, it works using the interception method. There will be no difficulties in working with it, it is simple and automated.

1. Download, install and launch.
2. We scan, select from the list the network that you will hack.
3. We wait a little, it's ready.

If it didn't work out

If the user is unable to hack the wireless network using applications, then he has no other options. Unfortunately, there are simply no other available methods of hacking phones. For other hacking, you must first use either a computer or other means.

To learn how to hack a network using a computer, you can watch this video:

It is worth noting that hacking using a computer is more progressive and effective. Of course, it is not suitable for beginners, but it is the only option if there are simply no others.

Vyacheslav

For several years he worked in mobile phone stores of two large operators. I understand tariffs well and see all the pitfalls. I love gadgets, especially Android ones.

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Question to the expert

It is legal?

Unfortunately, free cheese only comes in a mousetrap, which is why unblocking the Internet is an unauthorized action that can lead to various consequences.

Does it make sense to contact a professional?

In fact, you can study this topic on your own and hack the device using a laptop. As a rule, professionals charge a lot for their work; this is a rather unprofitable business.

How effective are the programs?

As stated earlier, there are different levels of protection, which is why the process and its success depends on the Internet and its level of protection. As a rule, many programs work quickly enough to hack the network, but there are exceptions.

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Wi-Fi fishing (phishing)

This method of deception to obtain a password is not often used. The essence is to visit a phishing page (double page), the user, having visited this page, enters his password and login. This is how easy it is for a hacker to find out your data. To obtain secret data about a Wi-Fi network, hackers often resort to using the WiFiPhisher utility.

Using WiFiPhisher is simple, you just need to:

• We configure HTTP, HTTPS.
• We scan wlan0 and wlan1 until it connects.
• DHCP snooping and IP address output.
• Select a Wi-Fi point.
• We make a copy of the access point and enter a similar network name. The real access point will perform worse, causing the user to connect to your clone.
• The browser will ask the user to enter login, password. Thus, secret data falls into the hands of a hacker.

Necessary measures to protect your WiFi network

1. Set passwords with a complex combination of letters and numbers, the number of characters should be 8-12.
2. It is necessary to turn off WPS because this function saves authorized users and when prompted again, it will automatically connect them.
3. Sometimes it is necessary to change the PIN on the router and peel off the factory tag where the PIN is written.
4. Do not enter your PIN on unverified sites.
5. When setting up a router, do not use the old WEP and TKIP encryption types, use the new WEP2 or other more advanced types.
6. Limit the maximum number of connected devices. For example, you have a laptop and a tablet in your house, so limit it to 2 devices. After this, more than two will not connect.
7. Hide your net. Check the “Hide SSID” box.
8. Don't forget to periodically update the firmware on your router.

Classic - cable

The classic connection via cable is shown in the figure below.

The easiest way for those cases when you have access to the RJ45 ports of the router is to use a regular UDP network cable. To connect your phone, you can use a USB LAN adapter, connecting it via an adapter from a large USB connector to the MINI to the smartphone itself.

IP address settings for cases where DHCP does not issue them automatically can be viewed on nearby computers. Or try the standard 192.168.xy, where classically X is in the range from 0 to 126, and Y is the first free one.