Residential Wi-Fi Pentesting

Wardriving is a technique used by cybercriminals to hack into wireless network (Wi-Fi) to steal information. The attacker drives around businesses to find Wi-Fi signals and then tries to hack into the business network by exploiting known vulnerabilities. This technique is usually used to target businesses but it could also target residential wireless networks. Nowadays, every home has a Wi-Fi network with many connected devices. With the evolution of technology, more devices can connect to the Internet using Wi-Fi. A household Wi-Fi network could be used to connect cellphones, laptops, tablets, smart TVs, baby monitors, and many different devices to the Internet, making them accessible to attackers. With the number of portable devices used to do financial transactions and the sharing of personal digital data, it is reasonable to think that cybercriminals could target residential Wi-Fi with the wardriving technique. This study will give an idea on how secure residential Wi-Fi networks are. A Wi-Fi penetration test will be executed in five different residential wireless networks. The techniques used to test these Wi-Fi networks are accessible to any computer lover via multiple blogs, forums on the Internet and YouTube videos.