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A Cooperative Smart Jamming Attack in Internet of Things Networks

  • Al Sharah, Ashraf (Department of Electrical Engineering, College of Engineering Technology, Al-Balqa Applied University) ;
  • Owida, Hamza Abu (Medical Engineering Department, Al-Ahliyya Amman University) ;
  • Edwan, Talal A. (Department of Computer Engineering, The University of Jordan) ;
  • Alnaimat, Feras (Medical Engineering Department, Al-Ahliyya Amman University)
  • Received : 2022.03.01
  • Accepted : 2022.09.14
  • Published : 2022.12.31
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Abstract

The emerging scope of the Internet-of-Things (IoT) has piqued the interest of industry and academia in recent times. Therefore, security becomes the main issue to prevent the possibility of cyberattacks. Jamming attacks are threads that can affect performance and cause significant problems for IoT device. This study explores a smart jamming attack (coalition attack) in which the attackers were previously a part of the legitimate network and are now back to attack it based on the gained knowledge. These attackers regroup into a coalition and begin exchanging information about the legitimate network to launch attacks based on the gained knowledge. Our system enables jammer nodes to select the optimal transmission rates for attacks based on the attack probability table, which contains the most probable link transmission rate between nodes in the legitimate network. The table is updated constantly throughout the life cycle of the coalition. The simulation results show that a coalition of jammers can cause highly successful attacks.

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This work is supported and sponsored by Al-Balqa Applied University and Al-Ahliyya Amman University. Persons or institutes who contributed to the papers but not enough to be coauthors may be introduced. Financial support, including foundations, institutions, pharmaceutical and device manufacturers, private companies, intramural departmental sources, or any other support should be described.

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