4G Tethering, Are There Risks?
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Hello everyone,
The question may have already been asked, but I haven't found any cases like mine.
I was at the train station, and a man asked me for a hotspot (because he had a new phone and no SIM card, fair enough).
So I agreed and gave him the password.
I'm using Xiaomi, and in the settings, my
security is WPA2-Personal.
The sharing lasted about thirty seconds because his train arrived. But I wonder if during that short period of time he could have sent malicious files to my device through my hotspot?
(Right after, I changed the name and the password)
Thank you for your responses.
The question may have already been asked, but I haven't found any cases like mine.
I was at the train station, and a man asked me for a hotspot (because he had a new phone and no SIM card, fair enough).
So I agreed and gave him the password.
I'm using Xiaomi, and in the settings, my
security is WPA2-Personal.
The sharing lasted about thirty seconds because his train arrived. But I wonder if during that short period of time he could have sent malicious files to my device through my hotspot?
(Right after, I changed the name and the password)
Thank you for your responses.
1 réponse
Hello,
You mentioned... "I was on the train platform and a man asked me for a hotspot connection (because he had a new phone and no SIM card, whatever).
So I accepted and gave him the password.
Big mistake. Never trust a stranger. You'd better change your security password quickly or it's an open door for everyone!
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You mentioned... "I was on the train platform and a man asked me for a hotspot connection (because he had a new phone and no SIM card, whatever).
So I accepted and gave him the password.
Big mistake. Never trust a stranger. You'd better change your security password quickly or it's an open door for everyone!
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ASUS ROG G752 VSK | QuadCore Intel i7 7700HQ | 32 GB-DDR4 | 2 SSD M.2 500 GB | 2 HDD Seagate 2TB | GeForce GTX 1070M 8 GB | 17.3" screen (120 Hz) | DirectX 12 | Windows 10 (x64)
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Yes, I know well, I've once again been too nice. And I changed my password afterwards, so there's no risk that he sent me an invisible file/virus?