When your wireless router broadcasts its wireless network name, known formally as a Service Set Identifier (SSID), it's like putting a virtual bumper sticker out in the air around your house or ...
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Is public Wi-Fi safe to use?

Public Wi-Fi isn't going away, and it's widely used, so the Internet just adapted to its existence and implemented security measures, so it's way less risky to use. Risks still exist—a hacker can ...
A Minnesota man has been sentenced to 18 years in prison after he hacked a neighbor’s Wi-Fi router and then launched a vengeful two-year campaign to frame them with child pornography and threats to ...
Network Rail confirmed that the wi-fi systems at stations including London Euston, Manchester Piccadilly, Liverpool Lime Street, Birmingham New Street, Edinburgh Waverley and Glasgow Central were ...
Australian authorities are urging travelers to use caution when signing onto public Wi-Fi access networks, following the arrest of a man accused of using malicious network access to steal data during ...
“Nearest Neighbor Attack” finally lets Russia’s Fancy Bear into target’s Wi-Fi network.