DocumentCode :
236783
Title :
WiFi-based location services attack on dual-band hardware
Author :
Feng, Jun Liang Roy ; Guang Gong
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, Canada
fYear :
2014
fDate :
4-8 Aug. 2014
Firstpage :
155
Lastpage :
158
Abstract :
Wireless LANs, or WiFi, have enabled many new applications due to their wireless nature. One such application is location service which allows devices to determine its location using information from WiFi infrastructure. However, wireless communication is susceptible to eavesdropping and jamming. Once the wireless signal is jammed, an attacker can set up fake access points to impersonate a legitimate access point. In this paper, this attack is performed specifically to trick WiFi-based location services. Our paper shows that the attack works on Skyhook, Google, Apple and Microsoft location services, four of the major location service providers, and works on dual-band hardware.
Keywords :
jamming; mobile computing; mobility management (mobile radio); multi-access systems; telecommunication security; telecommunication services; wireless LAN; Apple; Google; Microsoft location services; Skyhook; WiFi infrastructure; WiFi-based location services attack; access point; dual-band hardware; eavesdropping; jamming; location service providers; wireless LAN; wireless communication; wireless signal; Communication system security; Dual band; Google; Hardware; IEEE 802.11 Standards; Servers; Wireless communication; attack; impersonation; jamming; location; location service; positioning; wifi;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC), 2014 IEEE International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Raleigh, NC
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-5544-2
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/ISEMC.2014.6898961
Filename :
6898961
Link To Document :
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