Beware of Flying Dones: Here’s Wi-Peep
An interesting paper [1] outlines Wi-Peep, and which is a location revealing system that aims to locate devices. It basically uses a flaw in the 802.11 protocol to force Wi-fi devices to reveal themselves on a network that the intruder does not have access to:
Overall, there is no need to install any software on the target device, and where the system can be ported onto a drone or could be carried into a physical space. The device costs less than $20 and is less than 10g in weight (and could be easily carried by a small drone):
The research work investigates the usage of Wi-Peep mounted onto a drone. Overall, the first part of the attack involves the discovery of the MAC address of the target device. This involves the transmission of a fake beacon, and where devices respond with their MAC address (even though they are not connected to the same wi-fi access point):
