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		st3fan on Oct 29, 2014 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Mozilla Stumbler 1.0 Correct me if I'm wrong, but I'm pretty sure hidden SSID's do not broadcast their network name and thus will not be found by a scanner.

hackuser on Oct 29, 2014 [–]

Networks with hidden SSIDs can be detected many other ways. A little searching quickly will turn up methods.

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