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THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT USING PUBLIC WI-FI

Added on: 14th Mar 2015

 

MOST OF THE INTERNET IS FAR FROM SECURE.

AS WE'VE SEEN WITH RECENT NSA SCANDALS,

EVEN THE MOST ENCRYPTED MESSAGES CAN BE

READ BY THE RIGHT PEOPLE

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BY USING A FREE DOWNLOADABLE APP ON THEIR MOBILE

PHONE, A HACKER ON THE SAME WI-FI NETWORK AS YOU

COULD LOGIN INTO YOUR PERSONAL ACCOUNTS

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THIS WOULD INCLUDE FACEBOOK AND YOUR EMAIL

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ALTHOUGH SSL (HTTPS) OFFERS ENCRYPTION,

IT ISN'T GUARANTEED TO BE SECURE

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ANYBODY COULD INTERCEPT THE COMMUNICATIONS

BETWEEN YOU AND THE SERVER AND PERFORM A

"MAN IN THE MIDDLE" ATTACK BY IMPERSONATING YOU

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THIS WOULD ALLOW THEM TO EMPTY YOUR BANK

ACCOUNT EVEN THOUGH YOU ARE CONNECTED VIA SSL

(AND IT HAS THE LITTLE LOCK IN THE CORNER)

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EVERYONE ON THE SAME PUBLIC WI-FI NETWORK CAN

SEE YOUR PASSWORDS UNLESS THE CONNECTION IS

SSL (HTTPS)

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EVEN WITH AN SSL CONNECTION, MANY TIMES ONLY THE

LOGIN PAGE IS SECURE AND THE REST OF THE SITE ISN'T.

THIS MEANS A HACKER CAN STEAL YOUR SESSION

COOKIES AND DRAIN YOUR ACCOUNT ANYWAY

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SETTING UP A WI-FI NETWORK AND CALLING IT

"FREE PUBLIC WI-FI" IS TRIVIAL. BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU

ARE CONNECTING TO. ROGUE ACCESS POINTS

ARE A REAL PROBLEM

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