Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH v11) — Question 382

A group of hackers were roaming around a bank office building in a city, driving a luxury car. They were using hacking tools on their laptop with the intention to find a free-access wireless network.
What is this hacking process known as?

Answer options

• A. Wardriving
• B. Spectrum analysis
• C. Wireless sniffing
• D. GPS mapping

Correct answer: A

Explanation

The correct answer is A, Wardriving, which refers to the act of searching for Wi-Fi networks while driving around in a vehicle. The other options, such as Spectrum analysis and Wireless sniffing, involve different techniques related to wireless communication but do not specifically describe the act of driving around to find unsecured networks. GPS mapping is unrelated to hacking processes.