🔴 Password cracking techniques
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💠There are a number of techniques that can be used to crack passwords. We will learn about the most commonly used ones below;
🔹 Dictionary attack – This method involves the use of a wordlist to compare against user passwords.
🔹 Brute force attack – This method is similar to the dictionary attack. Brute force attacks use algorithms that combine alpha-numeric characters and symbols to come up with passwords for the attack. For example, a password of the value “password” can also be tried as p@$$word using the brute force attack.
🔹 Rainbow table attack – This method uses pre-computed hashes. Let’s assume that we have a database which stores passwords as md5 hashes. We can create another database that has md5 hashes of commonly used passwords. We can then compare the password hash we have against the stored hashes in the database. If a match is found, then we have the password.
🔹 Guess – As the name suggests, this method involves guessing. Passwords such as qwerty, password, admin, etc. are commonly used or set as default passwords. If they have not been changed or if the user is careless when selecting passwords, then they can be easily compromised.
🔹 Spidering – Most organizations use passwords that contain company information. This information can be found on company websites, social media such as facebook, twitter, etc. Spidering gathers information from these sources to come up with word lists. The word list is then used to perform dictionary and brute force attacks.

Finding the Wi-Fi password.

In Windows, go to the "Network and Sharing Center" menu. Right-click the Wi-Fi network connection icon → "Wireless Network Properties". Click on the "Show Characters" field to show the Wi-Fi network password.

In macOS, all passwords are stored in the Keychain app. Use Spotlight to find "Keychain Access. Open the app and find the Wi-Fi network name in the list of saved credentials. Double-click it, and then click in the field to see the password (this will require entering the OS password).

❇️ How to Block Ads on Android Using Private DNS
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🔹Step 1: First, open your Android app drawer and tap on Settings.

🔹Step 2: Under the Settings tab, you must select Network & Internet or Wireless & Networks.

🔹Step 3: Under the Network & Internet Settings, select Private DNS.

🔹Step 4: Now, you need to select the option Configure Private DNS.

🔹Step 5: Under the hostname, type in 'dns.adguard.com'

🔹Step 6: Save the settings and open the Google Chrome browser.

🔹Step 7: On the URL bar, enter "Chrome://flags" and hit Enter.

🔹Step 8: Now search for ‘DNS’ and disable the Async DNS option.

🔹Step 9: Now enter "chrome://net-internals" in the URL bar and hit enter.

🔹Step 10: Select the DNS tab and tap on the Clear Cache option.

✅ That’s it! You are done! Now restart your chrome browser to apply the changes. This won't block all ads but most of the ads will be blocked.

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Hands on Hacking
Matthew Hickey, 2020

​🌀ᴀs ᴀɴ ᴇᴛʜɪᴄᴀʟ ʜᴀᴄᴋᴇʀ, ʏᴏᴜ ᴡɪʟʟ ɴᴇᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴜɴᴅᴇʀsᴛᴀɴᴅ ᴠᴀʀɪᴏᴜs ʜᴀᴄᴋɪɴɢ ᴛᴇᴄʜɴɪϙᴜᴇs sᴜᴄʜ ᴀs −

▫️ᴘᴀssᴡᴏʀᴅ ɢᴜᴇssɪɴɢ ᴀɴᴅ ᴄʀᴀᴄᴋɪɴɢ

▫️sᴇssɪᴏɴ ʜɪᴊᴀᴄᴋɪɴɢ

▫️sᴇssɪᴏɴ sᴘᴏᴏғɪɴɢ

▫️ɴᴇᴛᴡᴏʀᴋ ᴛʀᴀғғɪᴄ sɴɪғғɪɴɢ

▫️ᴅᴇɴɪᴀʟ ᴏғ sᴇʀᴠɪᴄᴇ ᴀᴛᴛᴀᴄᴋs

▫️ᴇxᴘʟᴏɪᴛɪɴɢ ʙᴜғғᴇʀ ᴏᴠᴇʀғʟᴏᴡ ᴠᴜʟɴᴇʀᴀʙɪʟɪᴛɪᴇs

▫️sϙʟ ɪɴᴊᴇᴄᴛɪᴏɴ

🧾 ɪɴ ᴛʜɪs ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀ, ᴡᴇ ᴡɪʟʟ ᴅɪsᴄᴜss sᴏᴍᴇ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ sᴋɪʟʟs ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʏᴏᴜ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ʀᴇϙᴜɪʀᴇ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇᴄᴏᴍᴇ ᴀɴ ᴇxᴘᴇʀᴛ ɪɴ ᴇᴛʜɪᴄᴀʟ ʜᴀᴄᴋɪɴɢ.

🎊 ʙᴀsɪᴄ sᴋɪʟʟs 🎊

🌀ᴄᴏᴍᴘᴜᴛᴇʀ ʜᴀᴄᴋɪɴɢ ɪs ᴀ sᴄɪᴇɴᴄᴇ ᴀs ᴡᴇʟʟ ᴀs ᴀɴ ᴀʀᴛ. ʟɪᴋᴇ ᴀɴʏ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ᴇxᴘᴇʀᴛɪsᴇ, ʏᴏᴜ ɴᴇᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴘᴜᴛ ᴀ ʟᴏᴛ ᴏғ ᴇғғᴏʀᴛ ɪɴ ᴏʀᴅᴇʀ ᴛᴏ ᴀᴄϙᴜɪʀᴇ ᴋɴᴏᴡʟᴇᴅɢᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ʙᴇᴄᴏᴍᴇ ᴀɴ ᴇxᴘᴇʀᴛ ʜᴀᴄᴋᴇʀ. ᴏɴᴄᴇ ʏᴏᴜ ᴀʀᴇ ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛʀᴀᴄᴋ, ʏᴏᴜ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ɴᴇᴇᴅ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴇғғᴏʀᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴋᴇᴇᴘ ᴜᴘ-ᴛᴏ-ᴅᴀᴛᴇ ᴡɪᴛʜ ʟᴀᴛᴇsᴛ ᴛᴇᴄʜɴᴏʟᴏɢɪᴇs, ɴᴇᴡ ᴠᴜʟɴᴇʀᴀʙɪʟɪᴛɪᴇs ᴀɴᴅ ᴇxᴘʟᴏɪᴛᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴛᴇᴄʜɴɪϙᴜᴇs.

🌀ᴀɴ ᴇᴛʜɪᴄᴀʟ ʜᴀᴄᴋᴇʀ ᴍᴜsᴛ ʙᴇ ᴀ ᴄᴏᴍᴘᴜᴛᴇʀ sʏsᴛᴇᴍs ᴇxᴘᴇʀᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ɴᴇᴇᴅs ᴛᴏ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴠᴇʀʏ sᴛʀᴏɴɢ ᴘʀᴏɢʀᴀᴍᴍɪɴɢ ᴀɴᴅ ᴄᴏᴍᴘᴜᴛᴇʀ ɴᴇᴛᴡᴏʀᴋɪɴɢ sᴋɪʟʟs.

🌀ᴀɴ ᴇᴛʜɪᴄᴀʟ ʜᴀᴄᴋᴇʀ ɴᴇᴇᴅs ᴛᴏ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴀ ʟᴏᴛ ᴏғ ᴘᴀᴛɪᴇɴᴄᴇ, ᴘᴇʀsɪsᴛᴇɴᴄᴇ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴘᴇʀsᴇᴠᴇʀᴀɴᴄᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴛʀʏ ᴀɢᴀɪɴ ᴀɴᴅ ᴀɢᴀɪɴ ᴀɴᴅ ᴡᴀɪᴛ ғᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴇϙᴜɪʀᴇᴅ ʀᴇsᴜʟᴛ.

🌀ᴀᴅᴅɪᴛɪᴏɴᴀʟʟʏ, ᴀɴ ᴇᴛʜɪᴄᴀʟ ʜᴀᴄᴋᴇʀ sʜᴏᴜʟᴅ ʙᴇ sᴍᴀʀᴛ ᴇɴᴏᴜɢʜ ᴛᴏ ᴜɴᴅᴇʀsᴛᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ sɪᴛᴜᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴀɴᴅ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ᴜsᴇʀs’ ᴍɪɴᴅ-sᴇᴛ ɪɴ ᴏʀᴅᴇʀ ᴛᴏ ᴀᴘᴘʟʏ sᴏᴄɪᴀʟ ᴇɴɢɪɴᴇᴇʀɪɴɢ ᴇxᴘʟᴏɪᴛs. ᴀ ɢᴏᴏᴅ ᴇᴛʜɪᴄᴀʟ ʜᴀᴄᴋᴇʀ ʜᴀs ɢʀᴇᴀᴛ ᴘʀᴏʙʟᴇᴍ-sᴏʟᴠɪɴɢ sᴋɪʟʟs ᴛᴏᴏ.

🧾 ᴄᴏᴜʀsᴇs & ᴄᴇʀᴛɪғɪᴄᴀᴛɪᴏɴs 🧾

🌀ᴛʜɪs ᴛᴜᴛᴏʀɪᴀʟ ᴘʀᴏᴠɪᴅᴇs ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴀsɪᴄ ɢᴜɪᴅᴇʟɪɴᴇs ᴛᴏ ʙᴇᴄᴏᴍᴇ ᴀ sᴜᴄᴄᴇssғᴜʟ ᴇᴛʜɪᴄᴀʟ ʜᴀᴄᴋᴇʀ. ɪғ ʏᴏᴜ ᴡᴀɴᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴇxᴄᴇʟ ɪɴ ᴛʜɪs ғɪᴇʟᴅ, ᴛʜᴇɴ ʏᴏᴜ ᴍɪɢʜᴛ ᴄʜᴏᴏsᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴘᴜʀsᴜᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ғᴏʟʟᴏᴡɪɴɢ ᴄᴏᴜʀsᴇs ᴀɴᴅ ᴄᴇʀᴛɪғɪᴄᴀᴛɪᴏɴs −

🌀ᴏʙᴛᴀɪɴ ᴀ ʙᴀᴄʜᴇʟᴏʀ’s ᴅᴇɢʀᴇᴇ ɪɴ ᴄᴏᴍᴘᴜᴛᴇʀ sᴄɪᴇɴᴄᴇ ᴏʀ ᴀ+ ᴄᴇʀᴛɪғɪᴄᴀᴛᴇ ᴛᴏ ɢᴀɪɴ ᴀɴ ᴜɴᴅᴇʀsᴛᴀɴᴅɪɴɢ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴏsᴛ ᴄᴏᴍᴍᴏɴ ʜᴀʀᴅᴡᴀʀᴇ ᴀɴᴅ sᴏғᴛᴡᴀʀᴇ ᴛᴇᴄʜɴᴏʟᴏɢɪᴇs.

🌀ɢᴇᴛ ɪɴᴛᴏ ᴀ ᴘʀᴏɢʀᴀᴍᴍᴇʀ’s ʀᴏʟᴇ ғᴏʀ ᴀ ғᴇᴡ ʏᴇᴀʀs ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇɴ sᴡɪᴛᴄʜ ᴛᴏ ɢᴇᴛ ᴀ ᴛᴇᴄʜ sᴜᴘᴘᴏʀᴛ ᴘᴏsɪᴛɪᴏɴ.

🌀ᴘʀᴏᴄᴇᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ɢᴇᴛ ɴᴇᴛᴡᴏʀᴋ ᴄᴇʀᴛɪғɪᴄᴀᴛɪᴏɴs ʟɪᴋᴇ ɴᴇᴛᴡᴏʀᴋ+ ᴏʀ ᴄᴄɴᴀ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇɴ sᴇᴄᴜʀɪᴛʏ ᴄᴇʀᴛɪғɪᴄᴀᴛɪᴏɴs ʟɪᴋᴇ sᴇᴄᴜʀɪᴛʏ+, ᴄɪssᴘ, ᴏʀ ᴛɪᴄsᴀ.

🌀ɪᴛ ɪs ʀᴇᴄᴏᴍᴍᴇɴᴅᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʏᴏᴜ ɢᴇᴛ sᴏᴍᴇ ᴡᴏʀᴋ ᴇxᴘᴇʀɪᴇɴᴄᴇ ᴀs ᴀ ɴᴇᴛᴡᴏʀᴋ ᴇɴɢɪɴᴇᴇʀ ᴀɴᴅ sʏsᴛᴇᴍ ᴀᴅᴍɪɴɪsᴛʀᴀᴛᴏʀ ᴛᴏ ᴜɴᴅᴇʀsᴛᴀɴᴅ ɴᴇᴛᴡᴏʀᴋs ᴀɴᴅ sʏsᴛᴇᴍs ɪɴsɪᴅᴇ ᴏᴜᴛ.

🌀ᴋᴇᴇᴘ ɢᴏɪɴɢ ᴛʜʀᴏᴜɢʜ ᴠᴀʀɪᴏᴜs ʙᴏᴏᴋs, ᴛᴜᴛᴏʀɪᴀʟs ᴀɴᴅ ᴘᴀᴘᴇʀs ᴛᴏ ᴜɴᴅᴇʀsᴛᴀɴᴅ ᴠᴀʀɪᴏᴜs ᴄᴏᴍᴘᴜᴛᴇʀ sᴇᴄᴜʀɪᴛʏ ᴀsᴘᴇᴄᴛs ᴀɴᴅ ᴛᴀᴋᴇ ᴛʜᴇᴍ ᴀs ᴀ ᴄʜᴀʟʟᴇɴɢᴇ ᴛᴏ sᴇᴄᴜʀᴇ ʏᴏᴜʀ ɴᴇᴛᴡᴏʀᴋ ᴀɴᴅ ᴄᴏᴍᴘᴜᴛᴇʀ sʏsᴛᴇᴍs ᴀs ɴᴇᴛᴡᴏʀᴋ sᴇᴄᴜʀɪᴛʏ ᴇɴɢɪɴᴇᴇʀ.

🌀sᴛᴜᴅʏ ᴄᴏᴜʀsᴇs ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ᴄᴏᴠᴇʀ ᴄʀᴇᴀᴛɪɴɢ ᴛʀᴏᴊᴀɴ ʜᴏʀsᴇs, ʙᴀᴄᴋᴅᴏᴏʀs, ᴠɪʀᴜsᴇs, ᴀɴᴅ ᴡᴏʀᴍs, ᴅᴇɴɪᴀʟ ᴏғ sᴇʀᴠɪᴄᴇ (ᴅᴏs) ᴀᴛᴛᴀᴄᴋs, sϙʟ ɪɴᴊᴇᴄᴛɪᴏɴ, ʙᴜғғᴇʀ ᴏᴠᴇʀғʟᴏᴡ, sᴇssɪᴏɴ ʜɪᴊᴀᴄᴋɪɴɢ, ᴀɴᴅ sʏsᴛᴇᴍ ʜᴀᴄᴋɪɴɢ.

🌀ᴍᴀsᴛᴇʀ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀʀᴛ ᴏғ ᴘᴇɴᴇᴛʀᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴛᴇsᴛɪɴɢ, ғᴏᴏᴛᴘʀɪɴᴛɪɴɢ ᴀɴᴅ ʀᴇᴄᴏɴɴᴀɪssᴀɴᴄᴇ, ᴀɴᴅ sᴏᴄɪᴀʟ ᴇɴɢɪɴᴇᴇʀɪɴɢ.

🌀ғɪɴᴀʟʟʏ ɢᴏ ғᴏʀ ᴀ ᴄᴇʀᴛɪғɪᴇᴅ ᴇᴛʜɪᴄᴀʟ ʜᴀᴄᴋᴇʀ (ᴄᴇʜ) ᴄᴇʀᴛɪғɪᴄᴀᴛɪᴏɴ.

🌀ɢɪᴀᴄ (ɢʟᴏʙᴀʟ ɪɴғᴏʀᴍᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴀssᴜʀᴀɴᴄᴇ ᴄᴇʀᴛɪғɪᴄᴀᴛɪᴏɴ) ᴀɴᴅ ᴏғғᴇɴsɪᴠᴇ sᴇᴄᴜʀɪᴛʏ ᴄᴇʀᴛɪғɪᴇᴅ ᴘʀᴏғᴇssɪᴏɴᴀʟ (ᴏsᴄᴘ) ᴀʀᴇ ᴀᴅᴅɪᴛɪᴏɴᴀʟ ɪᴛ sᴇᴄᴜʀɪᴛʏ ᴄᴇʀᴛɪғɪᴄᴀᴛɪᴏɴs ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ᴡɪʟʟ ᴀᴅᴅ ᴀ ʟᴏᴛ ᴏғ ᴠᴀʟᴜᴇ ᴛᴏ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴘʀᴏғɪʟᴇ.

✅ ғɪɴᴀʟ ɴᴏᴛᴇ ✅

🌀ʏᴏᴜ ɴᴇᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ sᴛᴀʏ ᴀs ᴀ ᴡʜɪᴛᴇ ʜᴀᴛ ʜᴀᴄᴋᴇʀ ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ᴍᴇᴀɴs ʏᴏᴜ ɴᴇᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴡᴏʀᴋ ᴡɪᴛʜɪɴ ɢɪᴠᴇɴ ʙᴏᴜɴᴅᴀʀɪᴇs. ɴᴇᴠᴇʀ ɪɴᴛʀᴜᴅᴇ ᴏʀ ᴀᴛᴛᴀᴄᴋ ᴀɴʏ ᴄᴏᴍᴘᴜᴛᴇʀ ᴏʀ ɴᴇᴛᴡᴏʀᴋ ᴡɪᴛʜᴏᴜᴛ ᴀ ʀᴇϙᴜɪʀᴇᴅ ᴘᴇʀᴍɪssɪᴏɴ ғʀᴏᴍ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀᴜᴛʜᴏʀɪᴛɪᴇs.

🌀ᴀs ᴀ ғɪɴᴀʟ ɴᴏᴛᴇ, ɪᴛ ɪs ʜɪɢʜʟʏ ʀᴇᴄᴏᴍᴍᴇɴᴅᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʏᴏᴜ ʀᴇғʀᴀɪɴ ғʀᴏᴍ ᴇɴɢᴀɢɪɴɢ ʏᴏᴜʀsᴇʟғ ɪɴ ʙʟᴀᴄᴋ ʜᴀᴛ ʜᴀᴄᴋɪɴɢ ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ᴍᴀʏ sᴘᴏɪʟ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴇɴᴛɪʀᴇ ᴄᴀʀᴇᴇʀ.

♨️ How to Recover Deleted Photos/Videos From Android♨️
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⚜ To recover deleted photos from Android, one needs to use photo recovery apps. So, let’s check out the detailed guide on how to recover any photos or videos from an Android smartphone in 2020.

🛑 Steps to Recover Deleted Photos From Android

🔹 Step 1: First of all, you need to download and install software Wondershare Dr. Fone. Now install this software on your computer. After that enable USB debugging on your Android.

🔹 Step 2: Now connect your Android device to your computer with your USB Cable. Please make sure that your mobile should be charged up to 30%. Make sure you have enabled USB debugging in your smartphone.

❗️Note : Now it will ask you to analyze and scan your device. You simply need to click “Next” to perform the scan, it will ask you for your permission on your connected phone simply allow all permissions.

🔹 Step 3: Now you will be asked to select your preferred file type to scan. So if you want to scan for your images/Videos simply select Gallery and click “Next”

🔹 Step 4: Now you will be given the two options, one is to scan for deleted files and the other one is for scanning all files. You need to select the option of “Scan for deleted files”. You can perform the scan in two modes Standard and Advanced. Advanced mode is for those who need to scan deeply.

🔹 Step 5: Once the scan is completed, you will have the complete preview over your deleted pictures/videos, you can recover each and every one of them simply click on “Recover” to get all those deleted files.

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❇️ Why do cyber attacks happen?

Cyber attacks are designed to cause damage. They can have various objectives, including the following :

Financial gain : Most cyber attacks today, especially those against commercial entities, are launched by cybercriminals for financial gain. These attacks often aim to steal sensitive data, such as customer credit card numbers or employee personal information, which the cybercriminals then use to access money or goods using the victims' identities.

Disruption and revenge : Bad actors also launch attacks specifically to sow chaos, confusion, discontent, frustration or mistrust. They could be taking such action as a way to get revenge for acts taken against them. They could be aiming to publicly embarrass the attacked entities or to damage the organizations' reputation. These attacks are often directed at government entities but can also hit commercial entities or nonprofit organizations.

Nation-state attackers are behind some of these types of attacks. Others, called hacktivists, might launch these types of attacks as a form of protest against the targeted entity; a secretive decentralized group of internationalist activists known as Anonymous is the most well known of such groups.

Cyberwarfare : Governments around the world are also involved in cyber attacks, with many national governments acknowledging or suspected of designing and executing attacks against other countries as part of ongoing political, economic and social disputes. These types of attacks are classified as cyberwarfare.

Best Programming Languages for Hacking:

1. Python
It’s no surprise that Python tops our list. Referred to as the defacto hacking programing language, Python has indeed played a significant role in the writing of hacking noscripts, exploits, and malicious programs.

2. C
C is critical language in the Hacking community. Most of the popular operating systems we have today run on a foundation of C language.
C is an excellent resource in reverse engineering of software and applications. These enable hackers to understand the working of a system or an app.

3. Javanoscript
For quite some time, Javanoscript(JS) was a client-side noscripting language. With the release of Node.js, Javanoscript now supports backend development. To hackers, this means a broader field of exploitation.

4. PHP
For a long time now, PHP has dominated the backend of most websites and web applications.
If you are into web hacking, then getting your hands on PHP would be of great advantage.

5. C++
Have you ever thought of cracking corporate(paid) software? Here is your answer. The hacker community has significantly implemented C++ programming language to remove trial periods on paid software and even the operating system.

6. SQL
SQL – Standard Query Language. It is a programming language used to organize, add, retrieve, remove, or edit data in a database. A lot of systems store their data in databases such as MySQL, MS SQL, and PostgreSQL.
Using SQL, hackers can perform an attack known as SQL injection, which will enable them to access confidential information.

7. Java
Despite what many may say, a lot of backdoor exploits in systems are written in Java. It has also been used by hackers to perform identity thefts, create botnets, and even perform malicious activities on the client system undetected.

🗃 What Are The Risks Of Using A Public Wi-Fi? 🗳
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The problem with public Wi-Fi is that there are a tremendous number of risks that go along with these networks. While business owners may believe they’re providing a valuable service to their customers, chances are the security on these networks is lax or nonexistent.

📱Man in the Middle Attacks

One of the most common threats on these networks is called a Man in the Middle (MitM) attack. Essentially, a MitM attack is a form of eavesdropping. When a computer makes a connection to the Internet, data is sent from point A (computer) to point B (service/website), and vulnerabilities can allow an attacker to get in between these transmissions and “read” them. So what you thought was private no longer is.

📱Unencrypted Networks

Encryption means that the messages that are sent between your computer and the wireless router are in the form of a “secret code,” so that they cannot be read by anyone who doesn’t have the key to decipher the code. Most routers are shipped from the factory with encryption turned off by default, and it must be turned on when the network is set up. If an IT professional sets up the network, then chances are good that encryption has been enabled. However, there is no surefire way to tell if this has happened.

📱Malware Distribution

Thanks to software vulnerabilities, there are also ways that attackers can slip malware onto your computer without you even knowing. A software vulnerability is a security hole or weakness found in an operating system or software program. Hackers can exploit this weakness by writing code to target a specific vulnerability, and then inject the malware onto your device.

📱Snooping & Sniffing

Wi-Fi snooping and sniffing is what it sounds like. Cybercriminals can buy special software kits and even devices to help assist them with eavesdropping on Wi-Fi signals. This technique can allow the attackers to access everything that you are doing online — from viewing whole webpages you have visited (including any information you may have filled out while visiting that webpage) to being able to capture your login credentials, and even being able to hijack your accounts.

📱Malicious Hotspots

These “rogue access points” trick victims into connecting to what they think is a legitimate network because the name sounds reputable. Say you’re staying at the Goodnyght Inn and want to connect to the hotel’s Wi-Fi. You may think you’re selecting the correct one when you click on “GoodNyte Inn,” but you haven’t. Instead, you’ve just connected to a rogue hotspot set up by cybercriminals who can now view your sensitive information.
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