2022-11-30 13:00:18
𝑷𝒖𝒃𝒍𝒊𝒄 𝑾𝒊𝑭𝒊 - 𝑷𝒐𝒕𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒂𝒍 𝑹𝒊𝒔𝒌𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒀𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝑫𝒊𝒈𝒊𝒕𝒂𝒍 𝑨𝒔𝒔𝒆𝒕𝒔
Free sounds great for the average Internet user, but those who often trade crypto need attention.
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𝟭. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗽𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰 𝗪𝗶𝗙𝗶
The network has no security measures installed
Cybercriminals can easily take advantage of an insecure network and access your confidential data
By eavesdropping on your WiFi signal, hackers can see everything you do online, including login details and transactions.
Social media accounts, money, and sensitive data can be lost when using these public WiFi networks.
If you are a crypto wallet user and you enter a keyphrase, privatekey or passcode while using public WiFi, your wallet can be hacked
Vulnerable to installing malware to snoop on your data
𝟮. 𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗔𝘃𝗼𝗶𝗱 𝗨𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗣𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰 𝗪𝗶𝗙𝗶 𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗖𝗿𝘆𝗽𝘁𝗼
Any flaw in WiFi security can give cybercriminals access to your crypto wallet and you could lose your assets.
In October 2017, routers discovered one such vulnerability in the WiFi Protected Access protocol.
→ sensitive information, including the private key of the user's wallet, has been copied by a cybercriminal
→ Therefore if there is a transaction, storing cryptocurrencies you should take all necessary precautions and avoid public WiFi
𝟯. 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰 𝗪𝗶𝗙𝗶
Use widespread and trusted networks:
Confirm the network name and IP address
Do not connect to unknown and unverified Public WiFi hotspots
Erase any settings on the device that allow you to connect to any WiFi network
Please use VPN for better encryption. This will act as data protection and make you less vulnerable to attacks.
Do not log into important financial accounts such as banks or connect to e-wallets when using public wifi
Log out of your account, immediately after using public WiFi networks
* 𝗙𝗼𝗿 𝗖𝗿𝘆𝗽𝘁𝗼: *
Using hard wallets like Trezor, Ledger
Hard wallet does not connect to the internet, you can connect the wallet to your computer while using public WiFi
Don't store your private key, password, or recovery phrase in a file on your device (These are sensitive data that can be easily hacked by cybercriminals when using public WiFi)
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