Mac Spoofing on Microsoft Windows, OS X and Linux

In this video we explore mac spoofing, why you might want to spoof your mac address and how to actually change your mac on all platforms Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X and Linux.

Windows OS X Mac Spoofing

How to find your mac address on windows

C: ipconfig /all    (look for Physical Address)

mac address changer for windows
- TMAC

Mac OS X Mac Spoofing

How to find your mac address on Mac OS X

# sudo ifconfig 

change to a random mac address on Mac OS X

# openssl rand -hex 6 | sed 's/(..)/1:/g; s/.$//' | xargs 
sudo ifconfig en0 ether

Change to a specific mac address on MAC OS X

# sudo ifconfig en0 ether aa:aa:aa:aa:aa:aa

Mac Address changing apps for Mac OS X

- Macdaddyx
- Wifispoof - Macdaddyx - Wifispoof

Linux Mac Address Spoofing

How to find your mac address on Linux

# sudo ifconfig 

-or-

# ip addr
# ip a show eth0

Change to a random mac address on Linux

# ifconfig eth0 down
# macchanger -r eth0
# ifconfig eth0 up

Change to a specific mac address on Linux

# macchanger -m aa:aa:aa:aa:aa:aa eth0

How TOR users were de-anonymised utilizing the mac address
http://resources.infosecinstitute.com/fbi-tor-exploit/

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  • Nathan House

    Nathan House is the founder and CEO of StationX. He has over 25 years of experience in cyber security, where he has advised some of the largest companies in the world. Nathan is the author of the popular "The Complete Cyber Security Course", which has been taken by over half a million students in 195 countries. He is the winner of the AI "Cyber Security Educator of the Year 2020" award and finalist for Influencer of the year 2022.

  • santosh kumar pradhan says:

    best

  • Alishia says:

    Very informational! but is mac spoofing of new devices legal?

    • Nathan House Nathan House says:

      Each country has its own laws. But in all countries that I’m aware of mac proofing is completely legal.

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