Not everyone knows that it is also possible to hack your home Wi-Fi. Although some of us consider that box only as an object that allows us to connect to the internet, we must consider that the router is a sort of small computer which can, therefore, be subject to hacker attacks.
What hackers can do on private Wi-Fi
The latter access the router to which PCs, smartphones and tablets are usually connected. And it’s through the router that hackers can access personal devices of the household that uses that specific Wi-Fi. An illegal access which, however, allows criminals to have in their hands a series of personal information to use, including to access current accounts and credit cards of banking institutions, in addition to the risk of causing malware infections which also spread on devices that are connected to the router.
Unfortunately they are Not only are large companies at risk of these attacks, but also private individuals and, therefore, domestic users. Among the basic forms of protection there is the possible choice of changing the Wi-Fi password and also that of not divulging the password except to trusted people.
The signs to take into consideration to ascertain a hacker attack
Even though it is a phenomenon that most people struggle to understand and from which they feel extraneous, unfortunately we must pay attention to some signs, not difficult to interpret, to check if a hacker has entered our Wi-Fi. The signs are: slower connection than usual, router lights that go off and on even if we are not using it, are signs that can indicate that someone is using it. Another signal is represented by applications that we may find on our devices that we do not remember having installed, as well as, of course, settings that have suddenly changed and not by us…
What to do if you have been ‘attacked’
At this point it is appropriate to view the router activity log to check if there are events that were not caused by you. In this case someone may have hacked your Wi-Fi. At this point you need to make sure that WAP2 and WAP3 passwords have been set to prevent more serious consequences, but also change the Wi-Fi password, disabling the WPS entry and hiding the Wi-Fi network with the SSID code.
