Tracking people through WIFI

Speaker/Bio

Nicolas is a second year CS PhD student, currently working with Prof. Mayank Varia. His research interests span through an array of topics including but not limited to: Applied Crypto, Distributed Systems, Multi Party Computation, and Formal Methods.

Abstract

We discuss ways an attacker can abuse the WIFI standards to track users locations. We talk about the resurface of the karma attack in the context of tracking users.

Ref:

• Why MAC Address Randomization is not Enough:An Analysis of Wi-Fi Network Discovery Mechanisms.
• A Study of MAC Address Randomization in Mobile Devices and When it Fails.
• https://www.pcworld.com/article/3315197/free-wi-fi-hotspots-can-track-your-location-even-when-you-arent-connected.html.