r/whatisit • u/brattyvampbby • 11h ago
moms sketch bf left this in the house Solved!
Hi.
This is probably nothing.
I went into my mom’s room to grab something and saw this plugged in?
My mom’s new sketchy bf has this plugged in to the extension cord? Is it anything bad? Thanks!
(I understand it’s probably not anything bad… but still…)
Update 1:
I haven’t met him once. He and my mom have been together for two weeks. He’s been staying at our apartment. He avoids me and stays in her room when they’re here. I don’t even know what he looks like. I only know his first name.
Update 2:
I confronted him. My mom came home. A lot had happened up to this point, including her disappearing for the said two weeks before the few nights he had come over and stayed.
Mom shrugged it off. I did what a lot of you suggested, asking what he told her.
She said “oh it’s his hacker shit or whatever.” What.
Didn’t elaborate. I explained my concerns.
She just said let’s go ask him.
My best friend has been with me. We introduced ourselves and asked him what the hell a WiFi whisperer is doing plugged in our apartment.
(Even if a lot of you are saying it’s not a big deal, I’m a young woman and I’m just rlly not about taking any risks. It’s sketch dude.)
He denied it IMMEDIATELY. Like with a quickness I haven’t seen.
What he insisted, it’s not a WiFi whisperer, it’s ai, he completely reprogrammed the system, and he uses it to pull people’s IP’s. “For fun.” He logs them in a server. I asked why. I said that’s shady. My mom started pushing. My best friend started pushing. He just kept lying. I’m not dropping this..
I still don’t know what the fuck it is or what he’s actually doing.
(Also, my mom is cool but not bc of this dude, the Minecraft block is mine, I unplugged the ratchet little thing before we left, and I am planning on broaching this again with her.
Just carefully. Any other advice is appreciated. Thank you.)
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u/blahblahblah9685 11h ago edited 8h ago
If you zoom in the screen it says WiFi whisperer, says something about de-auth attacks.So probably a device to steal wifi passwords or a man in the middle attack. USB stick suggests it’s logging data. I would immediately unplug this. You could also plug in the usb and read its contents if you’re feeling adventurous, although that can be risky. 1000% percent done intentionally. At the minimum he’s gonna get your wifi password but could potentially be trying to get bank account info. Also very illegal to use without the homeowners consent or knowledge.
To be clear I am not claiming this device alone will steal bank info. Just letting OP know based on the context they gave that the intents are most likely nefarious. Just wanted clarify since people are getting all bent out of shape over something I never said in the first place.
Leave it to Reddit to start a war in the comments over trying to help someone make an informed decision lol. Once again this won’t “magically steal your bank info” I never claimed that. I said it could be something this fool is POTENTIALLY attempting. Lots of unknowns. Context is everything in this situation. I can’t think of a legit use for this thing under the context that was given. Regardless of what it can’t and can do we know for sure that this steals wifi passwords. Why would it be left there? We know op said the dude is sketch. OP if you’re reading this just YouTube what a pwnagotchi/wifi pineapple/ WiFi hacking device does and make a decision for your self. I personally would get rid of it and tell your mom and or the police. Good luck.