Public Wi-Fi risks

Public Wi-Fi risks

Hacker Demonstrates Security Risks Of Free Public Wi-Fi

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Public Wi-Fi risks

Dangers of Public WiFi: What You Need to Know

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Public Wi-Fi risks

Thanks for the A2A. There could be a lot of possibilities for hackers to attack and compromise public wifi users. Some of them will be,

When attempting to use free public Wi-Fi, you may be at risk of joining a rogue Wi-Fi hotspot. In such cases, an attacker creates a fake hotspot with the intent to perform man-in-the-middle (MITM) attacks on unsuspecting victims that join their rogue network.
Phishing scams are delivered by email, SMS messaging, and several other methods. Ghost phishing is a more difficult process for perpetrating a phishing scam and is harder to detect. Once victims are connected to the evil twin, all of their browsing and internet activity can be intercepted. Several popular attacks that often accompany Ghost Phishing include,

ARP Poisoning – Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) is designed to send the right traffic to the right machine. ARP poisoning creates a spoofed MAC Address (a particular device’s identification) that is used to redirect traffic to the attacker’s device.

DNS Poisoning – Domain Name Service (DNS) translates domain names into IP addresses. DNS poisoning causes corrupt DNS results to store the attacker’s IP address in the DNS cache, essentially rerouting information to the attacker’s computer.

Session Hijacking – An active session can be taken over by an attacker who grabs an authenticated user’s session ID and uses it as his or her own. Once an attacker has hijacked a session, he or she can do anything the victim could do on the network.

Metasploit Penetrations – Penetration testers and ethical hackers use a program called Metasploit to test the vulnerability of computer systems and networks. Metasploit is also very popular among hackers and offers dozens of “exploits” (small computer scripts used to take advantage of system weaknesses). Exploits give hackers access to private files, incoming and outgoing packets of information, messaging programs, cached data, and webcam usage, as well as to other computers networked to the victim’s computer.

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Public Wi-Fi risks

Public Wi-Fi risks

Reference: NitinS ( DevSecOps & CyberSecurity Professional | Published Author​ ) – “What type of attack do hackers use involving free WiFi?”  originally appeared on Quora, the place to gain and share knowledge, empowering people to learn from others and better understand the world.