PUBLIC WIFI DANGERS

What’s more prevalent than juice jacking? Fake public WiFi networks. It’s easy to thoughtlessly jump onto a public WiFi network to get faster download speeds or a connection when cellular service indoors is poor or not available. Fortunately, public WiFi attacks are easy to prevent just like juice jacking, but it takes some awareness and maybe some habit changes.

Have you noticed your phone jumps onto a WiFi network when you’re away from home without asking first? Or maybe you want to check what networks your phone is auto-joining?

How to turn off "WiFi auto-join" for public and carrier networks.

iPhone: Here's an article

Android: Here's an article

Some dangers of using public WiFi at Malls, Airports, Hotels, Libraries, etc.

Man-in-the-Middle Attacks. This type of attack occurs when a hacker positions themselves in the middle of your connection with public WiFi. Once this happens, the hacker can observe everything you do online. If you type out any sensitive data — such as bank account information or passwords — the hacker will see it.

Evil Twin Attacks. An evil twin attack takes place when a hacker creates a fake WiFi network and makes it appear legit. For instance, if you’re at an airport and you see several WiFi networks with slightly different names such as “AirportWiFi1” and “AirportWiFi23,” it’s likely that at least one of these networks is an “evil twin” launched by a hacker. Once you connect to their WiFi network, you put the security of your data entirely at the mercy of hackers. This rarely ends well.

Malware-Infected Networks. Some WiFi networks can be infected with various types of malware. These software bugs can then spread across all devices connected to the network. This can happen either because a hacker infected the WiFi network deliberately or because a user unknowingly connected to WiFi with malware on their device.

Session Hijacking. Sometimes, hackers can scan all of the data stored on your device and create an exact replica. After this, they can pretend to be you and take over your browsing session. At that point, they can do whatever they want with your accounts.

Simplest solution - use your data plan whenever possible.

Here's the full article on public WiFi dangers.

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