Europol finally wake up and smell the coffee!

Did you know that when you access public Wi-Fi hotspots your data and sensitive information is at risk to cybercriminals and other third parties?  Of course, this is not breaking news; public Wi-Fi has been known to be insecure ever since it came out, but it appears Europol’s cybercrime team has just woken up to this startling revelation.

Troels Oerting, head of Europol’s cybercrime centre recently told the BBC that “We have seen an increase in the misuse of Wi-Fi in order to steal information, identity or passwords and money from the users who use public or insecure Wi-Fi connections.  We should teach users that they should not address sensitive information while being on an open insecure Wi-Fi internet (connection)” he said.
Europol’s advice is spot on, and it’s great to see that they have joined the party, but it is rather tardy of them, Europe’s cybercrime centre, to report this now.  Could it be that a number of individuals at Europol have recently used public hotspots, and had their private and confidential information stolen? It’s a possibility. Or perhaps they have just been beamed back to earth by aliens, and are currently playing catch-up? Who knows!

We at HMA! take your privacy and security extremely seriously and we’ve been talking about the dangers of using public Wi-Fi for years. Danvers Baillieu, Chief Operating Officer at Hide My Ass!, says that “Although this is great news that they are warning people not to send personal data across unsecured Wi-Fi hotspots,  it’s a pity they don’t mention the solutions”.

Of course I applaud Europol for reiterating this message, the more people who are aware they are vulnerable to such attacks, the better.  But what about some solutions, Europol?

Luckily, we have a solution for you that will keep your private information, passwords and other valuable data safe and secure out of the reach of cybercriminals.  HMA! Pro VPN encrypts all data you send and receive over the internet by sending it through a private VPN tunnel so anyone wanting to steal your data, will just see gibberish.  When you use a VPN, you are given a new personal IP (Internet Protocol) address and your data is encrypted, so when you use public Wi-Fi, every task you perform appears as if it is coming from the VPN server. Your data is now encrypted and secure.
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