Posted on 02/04/2014 10:07:42 PM PST by Lmo56
Visitors to the Sochi Winter Olympics can expect for their computers and mobile devices to be hacked, NBC’s Richard Engel reported Tuesday evening on NBC Nightly News.
Engel conducted multiple experiments with the help of an American based security expert in which the NBC reporter logged onto various public WIFI networks around Moscow. Almost immediately, all of Engel’s devices were exposed to malicious malware. Analysis revealed some of Engel’s devices were transmitting personal data stored on his computer to a server based in Russia.
The best way for travelers to avoid these issues, Engel said, is to avoid public WIFI and delete anything extremely sensitive before you travel to Russia.
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“Brown water is good. You drink.” says Vladimir Putin.
It’s a fair bet that in a lot of cases, people setting up the free wifi are the ones hacking it, even if it’s the “official” wifi for the establishment.
They make a ton of money on the every four year bribes!
With that being said, if I were a U.S. athlete, I would skip this one. The location is unsafe, the accomodations seem to be shoddy at best and I don't think Sochi has any noteworthy sites to visit......
I've been a skier all my life, skied lots of great places both in the U.S. and Canada, all of which could be a great place to host the winter olympics.
But I have never met anyone who has said "boy, I'd love to ski in Sochi, Russia some day"....LOL!
Right, that's what 'being online' means pretty much in any case.
Analysis revealed some of Engel’s devices were transmitting personal data stored on his computer to a server based in Russia.
He's standing in the middle of Moscow and 'personal' data (what exactly, his IP address?) is sent to a server in Russia? Amazing coincidence!
How goes it!!!! Best to you in SE Asia.
It's been a while...
I'm gonna start writing again - got lots to talk about
“We don’t see any Brown Water, Vlad, honest...”
In Soviet Russia, computers hack YOU!!
I don’t know about public WiFi yet, so does that mean if I fall for a fake Starbucks WiFi, that they can hack my computer even if I am using a VPN and security programs, and https everywhere?
And a burner phone that you can pitch as soon as you leave. Don't take your personal phone.
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