Wireless internet is a modern marvel that allows us to surf the internet wherever we are.
But after spending a day out with a hacking expert, The Mail on Sunday’s Toby Walne discovered that public wi-fi is a dangerous place to go online surfing.
HOTEL IS A HAVEN FOR HACKERS
Sitting in the foyer of Stansted Airport Novotel – with three smiling receptionists just 30 feet away – it feels a secure place to dig out my laptop.
This is a great vantage point for watching the hustle and bustle of travelling businessmen and holidaymakers – and gives me a chance to catch up with emails. The Novotel home page appears as I search on my settings for wi-fi.
It cursorily mentions the network is ‘unsecured’ but this means nothing to me – other than it cuts out the hassle of creating a password or tiresomely tapping in my personal details.
One of the passing businessmen politely asks if the neighbouring seat is taken and whether he might use the wall socket to charge his computer. His disarming manner puts me at ease – but it is nothing but a ruse.
This is cyber security expert Colin Tankard and he is about to share the secrets of how hackers routinely hijack computers and smartphones of innocent people without them even knowing.
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