wi-fi hijack
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Comment Wireless broadband users are failing to secure their connections against people who hijack wi-fi hotspots for their own means. Given that they already have a phone line installed, would... [04 Sep 2008]
Warning over wi-fi 'piggybackers'
News Wireless broadband users are failing to secure their connections against people who hijack wi-fi hotspots for their own means. According to a survey by moneysupermarket.com, a large... [29 Aug 2008]
Windows-based cash machines 'easily hacked'
News ATMs today face the internet-born threat of worms and denial of service attacks, as well as being at risk from malware that can harvest customer data or hijack machines. W is for Wi-fi... [04 Mar 2008]
Home workers admit broadband hijack hi-jinks
News Companies are being exposed to risk online by bad behaviour among home workers - from hi-jacking the neighbour's wi-fi to opening unsafe emails. In the UK there is a growing trend for home workers to... [06 Feb 2008]
Apple plugs 31 holes in OS X
News Apple has released a security update for Mac OS X to repair 31 vulnerabilities, including a zero-day wi-fi hijack flaw. W is for Wi-fi Several of the... [29 Nov 2006]
Wi-fi hijack risk for Macs
News A trio of security flaws in Apple software that runs wireless-networking hardware could allow Macs to be hijacked over wi-fi, Apple said on Thursday. The Mac maker released security updates to repair the... [22 Sep 2006]