How to Hack WiFi Password

If you have by any chance forgotten your WiFi password or want to enter into a WiFi network you do not have the password for, worry not. In this article, you will be able to read all the essential information you need to know regarding how to hack WiFi password, and, most importantly, how to do that in a safe and secure way.

Moreover, we did not include only one, but several ways to do this, so if one method does not work for you, you can continue to the next one and so on.

So, without further ado, let’s jump into what you really came for.

How to Hack WiFi Password

Before we go onto the most famous methods to hack a WiFi password, we would first like to look at Wireless Network Authentication because this is the key to successfully hacking a WiFi password. In continuation, we will share the most utilized wireless network authentication methods and then see how to crack them.

Wireless Network Authentication

As you already know, most networks are protected with a password to stay safe and secure. In addition, you can see some of the most commonly used password authentication methods and, more importantly, how to get through them and how to hack WiFi passwords by cracking them.

WiFi Protected Access authentication – WPA

The weakness of WPA is that it is deniable of service attacks, its pre-shared keys usually use passphrases (and weak passphrases are vulnerable to dictionary attacks), and its collision avoidance implementation can be easily broken.

That being said, the most commonly used tools to crack the WPA are Cain & Abel (used to decode capture files from other programs) and CowPatty (used to crack pre-shared keys or PSK by using brute force).

Wired Equivalent Privacy authentication – WEP

WEP weaknesses are that the weak initial value combinations do not encrypt sufficiently, the WEP initial values can be reused, WEP is mostly based on passwords making it vulnerable to dictionary attacks, etc. 

With all this information in mind, hacking WiFi through the wired equivalent privacy authentication can be quite easy. You can do passive or active hacking by using some of these WiFi hacking tools: WebDecrypt (which uses active dictionary attacks to crack the keys, WEPCrack (an open-source WiFi program with the implementation of FMS attacks), Aircrack (acts as a network sniffer), and Kismet (which detects the visible and hidden wireless networks and sniffer packets while also detects intrusions).

Reset your router

If the WiFi you want to hack the password to is your own because you have forgotten or lost your password, resetting your router is the most convenient and simple way to do it. By holding the resetting button of your router, you will be able to successfully reset it and therefore reset your WiFi password to the original one (default). 

You can find the default password on the label of your router or in the router’s manual. All you will need to do is enter this password when you try to connect to your WiFi network, and your device will get connected to your network once again.

Read more: How to Know How Many Devices Are Connected to My WiFi Router

How to hack WiFi password on Windows

If you are using Windows and want to hack the WiFi password from there, no problem. We share the two most famous methods on how to hack WiFi passwords on Windows, so be sure to keep reading until the end.

How to hack WiFi password on Windows without any software

Before we begin with the actual instructions, we must disclaim that this method only works for Windows 8 and Windows 10. Unfortunately, if you have Windows 7, you will not be able to proceed with this method, but you can certainly try the second one explained below.

1. First, you will need to open the start menu by clicking on it, which can be found in the bottom left corner of your screen. Then, in the search bar, type ‘cmd’. After that, make sure to select the ‘Command Prompt’ as admin because this will enable you to use it and access it much faster.
2. Next, you will need to type the following command ‘netsh wlan show profiles’; after doing so, you will see a list of all the networks you have joined with your computer.
3. Once you see that list, you are required to type the following command ‘netsh wlan show profile name=profilename key=clear’ so that you can see the passwords of the network profiles. 

One thing you need to make sure of is that you need to replace the ‘profilename’ with the exact and correct name of the wanted profile.

4. Finally, after you are done with the process, you can look for the password in the ‘Key Content’ row.

How to hack WiFi password on Windows with software

If you have Windows 7, 8, or 10, you might try this method to hack a WiFi password for free and, most importantly, in no time at all. You will need to download PassFab WiFi Key software and then follow the simple and step-by-step instructions explained below.

1. The first thing to do is download, install and then open the PassFab WiFi Key software. You can do this on any device that supports Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 10.
2. After you open the software, you first see a list of all available networks and, next to them, their passwords.
3. Once you have found the network and the password you want to hack, you can copy the password or export the particular network you would like to save. All you need to do is select the preferred network and click the ‘Export’ button.
4. After doing so, another window will pop up and will prompt you to choose the location where you would like to save the password from the particular network. After making your decision, click on the ‘Save’ button. This way, you can access this information in the shape of a CSV file whenever you want and need it.

Conclusion

In this article, we have shared the most used, secure, and safe ways to hack WiFi passwords. We are sure that by using these methods, you will be able to hack and discover the WiFi password you need within a matter of a few minutes. Just follow the instructions as they are given, and stay safe!