Monday 8 August 2016

Hackers take Rio Olympics through the back-door

Mobile security outfit Skycure claims that visitors to the former capital of Brazil are being targeted by hackers who have set up fake Wi-Fi hotspots designed to steal information from connected devices.

These phony wireless networks were spotted by Skycure around the city, but they were most prominent in locations where travelers were most likely to look for a place to connect, like shopping malls, well-known coffee shops, and hotels.

Anyone taking the Rio Metro may also be at risk when connecting to the complimentary Wi-Fi offered by the city in partnership with IT giant Cisco.

Rio GaleĆ£o Airport, the international hub for the Olympics, was found to host many networks that are capable of decrypting Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) traffic—undoing a protocol put in place to keep data protected. For the full article click here 



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