Attackers search for unsecured Wi-Fi networks in moving vehicles with laptops or PDAs to access data on those devices. This is known as ...

Attackers search for unsecured Wi-Fi networks in moving vehicles with laptops or PDAs to access data on those devices. This is known as ...

• A. ShellPhish
• B. Pretexting
• C. Wardriving
• D. SMiShing

Answer: (C)

Wardriving is the practice of driving around with a wireless-enabled device to discover and map wireless networks, especially unsecured or poorly secured ones. The scenario—searching for unsecured Wi‑Fi networks in moving vehicles with laptops or PDAs to access data on those devices—fits this exactly because the attacker is locating targets by moving through locations with a device that can connect to wireless networks. This differs from social-engineering attacks like pretexting (fabricated scenarios to obtain information) or SMiShing (phishing via text messages) or ShellPhish, which are not about locating networks while in transit.

Wardriving is the practice of driving around with a wireless-enabled device to discover and map wireless networks, especially unsecured or poorly secured ones. The scenario—searching for unsecured Wi‑Fi networks in moving vehicles with laptops or PDAs to access data on those devices—fits this exactly because the attacker is locating targets by moving through locations with a device that can connect to wireless networks. This differs from social-engineering attacks like pretexting (fabricated scenarios to obtain information) or SMiShing (phishing via text messages) or ShellPhish, which are not about locating networks while in transit.