DANGEROUS RISKS OF USING PUBLIC WI-FI
1. PERSONAL DATA THEFT
Most commonly, cybercriminals use public Wi-Fi hotspots to steal people’s personal data like credit card information, bank account details, their photos, videos and documents
2. MALWARE DISTRIBUTION
Another risk of using public WiFi, is the implementation of malware on your device in the form of virus, adware, worm, etc.
3. SESSION HIJACKING
In session hijacking an attacker intercepts information about your computer and its connection to websites, after that he can configure his own computer to match yours and hijack the connection.
4. MAN-IN-THE-MIDDLE ATTACK
In session hijacking an attacker intercepts information about your computer and its connection to websites, after that he can configure his own computer to match yours and hijack the connection.
5. PACKET SNIFFING
Packet sniffing is the illegal monitoring of data transmitted between, it is performed via tools, These tools provide the possibility to view everything transmitted over the WiFi network, provided it is not encrypted.
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