{"id":6214,"date":"2014-03-07T08:43:29","date_gmt":"2014-03-07T08:43:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/?p=6214"},"modified":"2014-03-07T12:04:27","modified_gmt":"2014-03-07T12:04:27","slug":"eu-law-enforcement-agency-warns-free-public-wifi-open-abuse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/2014\/03\/eu-law-enforcement-agency-warns-free-public-wifi-open-abuse.html","title":{"rendered":"UPDATE EU Law Enforcement Agency Warns FREE Public WiFi is Open to Abuse"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The boss of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.europol.europa.eu\" target=\"_blank\">Europol<\/a>&#8216;s cybercrime division, Troels Oerting, has warned that they are seeing an &#8220;<em>increase in the misuse<\/em>&#8221; of free public wireless Internet networks (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/link\/wifi\">WiFi<\/a> hotspots). In particular hackers have been known to target them as a means of stealing personal and financial information.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The fact that free public <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/link\/wifi\">wifi<\/a> networks, whether hosted in the home or by a local caf\u00e9, might be insecure is nothing new and we&#8217;ve covered plenty of similar reports over the past few years. But naturally the frequency of abuse is becoming more prevalent as the service expands.<\/p>\n<p>Unsecured <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/link\/wifi\">WiFi<\/a> networks are usually easier to sabotage and sometimes a hacker doesn&#8217;t even need to break into the network itself and may simply setup a <strong>fake hotspot<\/strong> with a similar name (<strong>SSID<\/strong>), which some people will connect to without first checking whether or not the network itself is legitimate.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"bq1\"><p><strong>Troels Oerting said (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/technology-26469598\" target=\"_blank\">BBC<\/a>):<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<em>We have seen an increase in the misuse of wi-fi, in order to steal information, identity or passwords and money from the users who use public or insecure wi-fi connections. We should teach users that they should not address sensitive information while being on an open insecure wi-fi internet.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>They should do this from home where they know actually the wi-fi and its security, but not if you are in a coffee shop somewhere you shouldn&#8217;t access your bank or do all of these things that actually transfer very sensitive information<\/em>.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The current situation is one of the reasons why we prefer Mobile Broadband to public wifi, although if you do wish to connect with a wifi network then there are measures you can take to limit any potential harm. For example, ensuring that your computer\u2019s security settings don&#8217;t allow remote users access to your files is a good start.<\/p>\n<p>On top of that we&#8217;d recommend purchasing a trustworthy <strong>Virtual Private Network<\/strong> (VPN) service, which will allow you to connect via wifi but still have confidence that your data is travelling over a known network instead of the public access point (very useful when abroad too). Meanwhile for home users our older <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/articles\/08wireless\/\" target=\"_blank\">Top 10 Wireless (Wi-Fi) Security Tips<\/a> article is still largely valid.<\/p>\n<p><strong>UPDATE 12:02pm<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Now we can add a reply from security firm F-Secure.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"bq1\"><p><strong>Sean Sullivan, Security Advisor at F-Secure, said:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<em>Europol has issued a warning due to a growing number of attacks? Better late than never, I suppose. But really, this has been a concern for years &#8212; that&#8217;s why sensible companies force employees to use VPN connections.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>As consumers go &#8212; a Firefox plugin called &#8216;Firesheep&#8217; definitively demonstrated just how utterly insecure Wi-Fi hotspots can be back in 2010. Does insecurity stop me from using open hotspots? Nope, I use free Wi-Fi all the time. And I don&#8217;t plan on changing that particular habit anytime soon. But I know it&#8217;s not secure &#8212; free Wi-Fi hotspots are typically available in public places. That&#8217;s public as in not private.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>If you want to use an open Wi-Fi hotspot to search for the latest sports scores &#8212; go for it. But if you want to check your bank balance, read your email, have a private chat with your friends \u2013 get yourself a VPN service<\/em>.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The boss of Europol&#8216;s cybercrime division, Troels Oerting, has warned that they are seeing an &#8220;increase in the misuse&#8221; of free public wireless Internet networks (WiFi hotspots). 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