Europol: Wi-Fi hotspots are not safe

Free Wi-Fi hotspots pose risks to the of our communication and personal data, warns Europol, the central European police agency to fight crime.
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As the head of the Cyber ​​Department pointed out of Europol, Troels Herring, our "sensitive" data and personal information should not be trafficked through free public Wi-Fi hotspots as they can easily be intercepted by hackers.

"Do not share information and sensitive personal data through free and public information Wi-Fi hotspots », Erding emphasizes to the BBC, saying that these should only be sent using secure networks and, ideally, from one's personal computer to of.
Η προειδοποίησή του έρχεται, όπως είπε ο ίδιος, μετά την αύξηση των επιθέσεων με χρήση δημοσίων Wi-Fi δικτύων. Για τις επιθέσεις χρησιμοποιούνται ήδη γνωστές τεχνικές υποκλοπής δεδομένων μέσω wifi σαν το «Man in the middle» («ο μεσάζοντας») στο οποίο ο χάκερ μπαίνει ανάμεσα στον χρήστη και το hotspot υποκλέπτοντας την μεταξύ τους κίνηση δεδομένων. Ένας άλλος τρόπος είναι να «σηκώσει» ο ίδιος ο επιτιθέμενος ένα κακόβουλο hotspots για να παγιδεύσει τα θύματα του και να κλέψει τα of those connected to them.
These hackers usually set up fake Wifi spots with "friendly" names of well-known companies such as "Starbucks Wi-Fi" in order to mislead users and steal information. That's why, as experts on the security of online communication point out, the solution is one and simple: to confirm the validity of the free wi-fi by asking the employees of the company that offers it.

 

Source: tovima.gr

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