You should always be wary of public WiFi. Here's why 👇
Free public WiFi is now available in many places. Airports, hotels, and coffee shops all promote free internet connection as an added benefit of using their services. For many people, being able to connect to a free internet on the go seems ideal. This would be particularly useful for the traveling business person, now able to access their work emails or share documents online.
For example, if Alice tries to access her email and a hacker manages to intercept the communication between her device and the email provider, he can perform a MitM attack, luring her into a fake website. If the hacker gains access to her login and password, he could use her email to perform more malicious actions, such as sendingTherefore, the Man in the Middle is a third party who is able to intercept the data sent between two points, pretending to be a legitimate intermediary.
For example, a consumer may enter a coffee shop and realize that there are three WiFi networks available with similar names: CoffeeShop, CoffeeShop1, and CoffeeShop2. The chances are that at least one of these is a fraudster’s WiFi. WiFi eavesdropping is just one of the risks associated with public networks, so it is always preferable to avoid using them. If you really need to use a public WiFi, make sure to check with an employee whether it is authentic and secure.Sometimes, criminals make use of specific computer programs to intercept data.
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