Public Wi-Fi can be found in popular public places like airports, coffee shops, malls, restaurants, and hotels — and it allows you to access the Internet for free. These “hotspots” are so widespread and common that people frequently connect to them without thinking twice.
1. TRAP BY HACKERS
Some Public Wi-Fi are nothing but a sweet poison or a trap by hackers. They do it so you can connect to the network and they'll do their dirty works.
2. 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.
3. MALWARE DISTRIBUTION
Another risk of using public WiFi, is the implementation of malware on your device in the form of virus, adware, worm, etc.
4. 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.
5. MAN-IN-THE-MIDDLE ATTACK
Man-in-the-Middle attack occurs when a third-party places itself in the middle of a connection. After that he will be able to trap your connection and control it😈
6. PACKET SNIFFING
Packet sniffing is the illegal monitoring of data transmitted, it is performed via tools, These tools provide the possibility to view everything transmitted over the WiFi network, provided it is not encrypted.
👉 HOW TO SAVE YOURSELF FROM THESE THREATS ??
1. USE VPN
2. VISIT WEBSITES WITH SSL CERTIFICATE
3. DENY THE SHARING OPTION
4. KEEP WIFI OFF WHILE NOT IN USE.
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