Smart Phone Users In Dubai Warned About Fake WIFI Networks

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The Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) has warned against fake WIFI networks in malls and hotels. They say that there are fake open WIFI networks around the city created by hackers to get private information from users. in a report by Gulf News, a spokesperson for the TRA explained how the hackers do it…

Make sure you have the correct usernames and passwords

“The hackers make the fake WiFi using hotels’ names, for example, by adding a number to the original name and when the user logs in to the network, they can get access and steal the data and control the device. People must be careful when they connect their devices to open WiFi and make sure it contains a username and password”

Gaith Al Mazeina, manager of Business Affairs aeCERT at TRA

The warning is summed up by this tweet

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