Flashermac Posted April 24, 2014 Report Share Posted April 24, 2014 Last night I noticed someone else appeared to be using my home wifi connection. I don't care if someone wants to get a free ride, but could he gain access to my own computer? Suppose I used passwords to financial accounts, ATM card information etc. Could they be hacked into? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cavanami Posted April 24, 2014 Report Share Posted April 24, 2014 Possible, as your router will issue this invader an IP address and then he can start to guess what your IP address is. Once he has your IP address, then he can start to try to hack into your PC... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coss Posted April 24, 2014 Report Share Posted April 24, 2014 I'm not the expert, but I am told that unsecured wifi connections are fraught with possibilities for people to hack you - I would get a password on yer WIFI pronto! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zzzz Posted April 24, 2014 Report Share Posted April 24, 2014 I use a free online wifi security utility called "shields up" https://www.grc.com/x/ne.dll?bh0bkyd2 to give me a little peace of mind. As for password to my accounts, I always turn off the remember passwords option on the browser for security. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheCorinthian Posted April 25, 2014 Report Share Posted April 25, 2014 You really need to place a PW on your connection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cavanami Posted April 26, 2014 Report Share Posted April 26, 2014 ...or limit the number of connections, to like 1...as long as you are online 24/7...if not online, shutoff the modem/router... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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