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Can someone really hack wireless wifi?


I have a weird problem with my internet connection. I have a wireless WiFi connection at home. Our internet was running slow so we called the company and they told us that everything on their end is fine. I did not believe them and got everything changed but still there is same problem. So one said that my wifi might be used by someone and then I saw my usage it was way beyond what we use. So can someone really hack wireless wifi? How to stay safe?
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Nimisha Choudhary | Oct 15 2011

Today hacking is so simple for hackers that any network can be hacked in less than five seconds. There is no meaning of password protected network. According to an “ethical hacking “research in six different cities, found that almost 40,000 home network is at high risk. Some network are fully unprotected that is no any password authentication. This type of network can be easily accessible to hackers for their criminal activities. Even if any network is password protected then also hackers have a solution to crack the password very easily. Hackers are highly organized criminal gangs using sophisticated techniques to crack networks. With the growth in the number of smartphones and wireless networks it has become far easier for hackers to crack usernames and passwords from anywhere, allowing them access to emails, social networks, and online banking sites and even to assume the online identity of their victims.

So, in my opinion any network, wired or wireless wi-fi is secure. But we can take some preventive steps to save our network from hacking. we can choose a difficult username and password to set the network key. Even if you think that your network been hacked than immediately check the DHCP status, which can identify the machine name. Then, record the MAC address that is with it. Avoid using WEP security; it can be hacked in 5 seconds only. So, these are some steps to stay safe from hackers. At last be cautious and stay out of it.

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