If you are very confident about the security of your Wi- Fi Support system, just beware. According to a recent study conducted in United States, your Wi- Fi Support can be hacked anytime, so you need to stay alarmed round the clock. A team of researchers have opined that criminals who are excellent in using hi- tech methods can use points of wireless access to spread worms and viruses.
The increasing use of
Wi-Fi Support systems especially in the urban areas have made them turn towards this mechanism. Malware can easily be spread by them through the security holes which exist in the wireless access points. An entire network of Wi- Fi Support system can come under the grip of the attack if its launched. There’s a huge possibility of your system getting infected immediately within the first 24 hours of the outbreak.
If you are living in an urban area, your risk is more because over here, numerous people tend to spend time on the Wi- Fi Support devices. About 55% of the devices can get affected within just two weeks of the attack, so you just need to be on the safe spot. The prime secret behind breaking the systems on a random basis revolves around generating access points and stealing the details of the log in procedure.
The team of experts who conducted the research expressed their concern on the fact that hi-tech crimes can be conducted by breaking the log in systems of access points. There is a negligence of encryption options on the part of the users and only 40% of them adopt it. But you can take the precaution of changing the default pass words which will make the devices very tough to be hacked.
In order to be keep your devices, malware or virus free, encryption and default pass words are the best avenues. So always be safe and stay protected from malicious attacks
