Many people have the habit of asking for passwords to access free WiFi networks at public places such as restaurants and cafes. However, these are also places that hide countless risks that can directly affect users’ personal information and wallets.
According to a recent warning issued by the Department of Information Security (Ministry of Information and Communications) A mobile user encountered a suspicious situation when connecting to a free WiFi network.
Specifically, while surfing Facebook using WiFi network at a cafe, this person clicked on the page link. website of a state agency. However, the result is that the device accesses a strange website.
Previously, the browser also displayed a warning: “This website does not use a secure connection. Your personal information such as passwords or credit card numbers may not be secure when connect to this website.
When continuing to access, this person is directed to a website with the “.live” extension instead of the authorities’ electronic information portal. A notification also appeared stating that if you complete the survey you will be able to receive the iPhone 14 Pro. Feeling suspicious, he did not dare to click on the link again for fear of being infected with malicious code.
After turning off the above link and accessing again the state agency’s website announcing “winning the prize. continues to appear. However, after disconnecting from public WiFi and using the 4G network, everything returned to normal.
According to the Department of Cyber Information Security advertisement will sell to others to place banners. When accessing via this WiFi network, the information returned may also be posts about fake goods of poor quality or even fraud because companies selling ads on WiFi cannot control the content. Therefore, the attached links can be infected with malicious code.
Mobile users need to be wary when accessing new WiFi systems, especially in public locations such as hotels restaurants, cafes. Because then the user’s connection will depend on the settings of the WiFi provider.
In case of encountering unfamiliar information, users should especially ignore it Please only perform important transactions on trusted networks such as WiFi at home at the company or 3G/4G network from your phone,” the Information Security Department recommends.
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