Scienza e Tecnologia
Hackers Explain Hidden Dangers of Public Wi-Fi and How to Avoid Them
"Public places make a good cover for hackers who can easily set up malicious hotspots and steal people's data. As an example, Mr. Kim, who lives in Seoul , suffered a personal information leak while using public Wi-Fi at a cafe," says Sungwoo Cho , Korean Country Manager at NordVPN .
Daniel Markuson , digital privacy expert at NordVPN , discussed the risks of unsafe public Wi-Fi with a couple of hackers in closed online forums.
From the NordVPN study, hackers agreed on two common points that can make any public Wi-Fi hotspot vulnerable. These are poor router configuration and a lack of a strong password. They claim it can take a couple of minutes to start peeking at confidential information sent from a device connected to an unsecured Wi-Fi.
If you're lucky, the snooper may just read your browsing activity. But in the worst-case scenario, they can steal all your sensitive information, including passwords and credit card details.
As your device is constantly looking for trusted Wi-Fi networks, stalkers can use these connection requests to find out where you live. It's enough to type it on a public website that creates heatmaps of Wi-Fi hotspots, such as Wigle.net.
Daniel Markuson , digital privacy expert at NordVPN , provides some useful tips on what you should do to protect your devices and the information they hold.
NordVPN: https://nordvpn.com/ko/