Wi-Fi Hacking Hype vs Reality

There is constant noise around “new” Wi-Fi hacking tools and techniques. Established reconnaissance platforms are presented as breakthrough capabilities. Handshake capture devices are often interpreted as automatically retrieving passwords. Deauthentication attacks are portrayed as systemic compromise events. Much of this reflects misunderstanding rather than cryptographic reality. To reset the narrative, we must separate RF visibility from real compromise and examine the capabilities and limita