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Notebooks And Computers - Fraudster Reconnaissance Millions Through WiFi Networks
Beware, the perpetrators of cyber crime is likely to glance at the wireless technology to steal information and details of your bank account. Section, many WiFi users are not aware that the network is vulnerable burglarized.

Security experts warned that millions of internet users risk losing personal information and details of online bank account, along with the increase in internet fraud practices through wireless network security is not guaranteed.

Researchers from moneysupermarket.com indicates, one of the five wireless users do not or do not know at all whether they are protecting their networks with passwords or not. A quarter of wireless users do not even realize that other people could have entered into a network that does not guarantee safety. Such information is quoted from the Times Online, Monday (7/12/2009).

Last month the UK-based internet service provider TalkTalk estimates, at least there are seven million wireless connectivity in homes in the UK vulnerable hijacked.

Other people can easily enter the wireless network. Behavior steal or wireless sponge is no longer a new thing. Research conducted moneysupermarket.com estimates, four million British citizens, access the Internet through wireless connections their neighbors, with or without their knowledge.

"It is very common if we can make the internet via wireless access at home, or with wireless mobile devices like the iPhone," said security expert from Vigintale Bespoke Tom Beale.

"Unfortunately many people who regularly use wireless technologies do not understand the importance of network security," he explained.

Tom added that most consumers really trust the internet service providers have set up their router and be sure everything is safe and ready to use. But in fact, advice and guidance given internet service providers are not always good and not necessarily safe.