Fing Fingbox - A W I-Fi S Tation I S B Eing a Ttacked

New open ports found (Only if the port was not seen open in the
previous 2 months)
The Internet Security Check scanned the external side of your router and found an open port
that was not seen open for the last 60 days.
Please check your router and NAT configuration for port forwarding: review the port forwarding
rules and remove the unneeded ones.
If UPnP or NAT-PMP are enabled on your router, devices and applications can automatically
bypass the firewall to allow incoming connections without additional control or authorization.
For more details and to see the full list of open ports, open the 'Internet Security' section in the
Fing app.
A Wi-Fi station is being attacked
A very common way to start an attack via Wi-Fi is by forcing the client devices to detach from
the current “legitimate” access point and reconnect to a “rogue” one. This is a very common
attack, usually performed in coffee shops, hotels and public places (if you often use such public
WiFi services without Wi-Fi encryption, we suggest you activate a high quality VPN service like
ProtonVPN or similar, before turning on the Wi-Fi). This attack is also popular in office places
where the Wi-Fi password is one and shared among all users (versus Wi-Fi authentication with
personal credentials).
After the deauthentication attack, clients typically reconnect to the access point with the stronger
signal. For this reason, the rogue access point “shines” in the radio spectrum.
Immediately after receiving the Fingbox alert, open the Fing app, go to the DigitalFence
screen and tap on STATIONS. At the top of the list you should see your access points plus
another one claiming the same Wi-Fi network name (SSID). In the example below, the first
access point is the rogue one, claiming the same SSID.
Fingbox User’s Guide - App v6.2.1 Page 51