Which wireless attack uses a malicious access point that mimics a legitimate SSID to intercept clients?
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Why "Evil twin" is the right answer
Evil twin APs masquerade as the legitimate network to harvest credentials and traffic. WPA3 mitigates by requiring server certificates in 802.1X and SAE for personal mode. Bluejacking sends unsolicited Bluetooth messages; Bluesnarfing reads data; wardriving maps APs.
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