Wi-fi Spies
Wi-fi has grown up much in popularity. Hot spots and public spaces allow to get free internet access, despite all this hackers could be watching everything you do and trace every your action.
Public wireless web connections can stay on the connection even on the go.
Wi-fi hotspots are just everywhere- in the parks, libraries, at the airport. It is rather convenient but it is dangerous too. Hackers can steal your private information.
Dareen Kitchen observe possible hacking techniques. He managed to create his own wi-fi hotspot using a laptop at a café in California. People with their computers and laptops accept it as a safe network.
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Kitchen says it is possible to observe everything: e-mails, instant messages, web pages, passwords being typed.
User is able to get login and password while ordinary users log in Facebook. Hackers can get rather sensitive information such as social security, credit card numbers and so on.
Most hotspots with wi-fi access are not encrypted at all. It scrambles the information. Hackers can easily break in the world. Many ways of protecting Wi-Fi security:
- the name of wi-fi hotspot you connect to must be known for you;
- any sites that may reveal any passwords or sensitive information should be avoided;
- it is better to purchase VPN or private network. It will encrypt your information and keep you far away from hackers.
Tags: Wi-Fi Security, Wi-fi Spies