Hotel secrets reveal how free wifi can hack guests personal details
Getty Hotel secrets: Guests should check this about the wifi before using it
Hotel secrets have been hidden from frequent travellers over the years. From dirty hotel glasses to how getting an upgrade can be done, guests can now make sure that they get the best night stay when in a hotel with some simple research. A new investigation has revealed why free wi-fi in a hotel should be avoided. Guests who use the free wifi could face a number of problems when it comes to having their private information stolen.
Hotel guests using the free wifi should make sure it isn't a fake hotspot
The investigation by US show Today revealed how easy it is for someone to create a fake wi-fi that guests use. Journalist Jeff Rossen used a security expert to create the fake hotspots at a hotel in Mexico, using names similar to the hotel’s wifi. Tourists who then used the fake hotspot didn’t realise how easy it was to steal their data. Credit card details, flight information and their browsing data are just some of the things that could easily be taken.
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Getty Hotel secrets: Fake wifi hotspots can steal guest's personal information
He then explained to guests that they had been caught and they were shocked at how easily they fell for the scam. Many travellers will need to use wi-fi during their trip. Rossen offered a number of ways to stay safe when attempting to use the free wi-fi. One of them was to enter an incorrect room number when trying to join the wi-fi network, which will be rejected if the real deal or authenticate if a scam network.
Getty Hotel secrets: Guest's stolen information from wifi can include banking details