Free wifi in public places how to use it safely

CCTV at the 315 party to demonstrate the hacker use of free WiFi network to steal user micro-letter photos and email account password process.

Security experts point out that the user's personal information is stolen because the phone is connected to the hacker built the "Black Network." Hackers create a name that is close to the public WiFi and lure users into it without having to login to the password. In this "Black Network" operation, the data transmitted can be monitored by a third party, if the login account, hackers can be found in the data packets from the user login information, theft of personal mailboxes, E-commerce accounts and other information. In addition, the construction of "black net" technology threshold is not high, a computer, a wireless router and a network analysis software can build free WiFi, interception of user data.

Security experts recommend that users improve security awareness, standardize operation, can effectively avoid falling into the free WiFi trap. In public places to choose WiFi hotspot, to identify the network hotspot name, the hacker's "habitual recruit" is to use the user free network psychology, set a very similar to the public environment, easy to confuse people's name. The safe way is to ask the service provider directly to the account information, and ask for secure login password. In addition, the Third-party software to send the free login account and password, there are a lot of security risks, to try to avoid the use.

Security experts also remind that if you need to do mobile payment related operations, try to turn off the WiFi function, the use of mobile data network, so as not to automatically fall into the "black Net" trap.