Half of UK Home Wi-Fi Networks Vulnerable to Hackers

A report has emerged suggesting that all most half of all Wi-Fi networks can be hacked in as little time as five seconds.

An insurance and protection company, CPP, commissioned a study into Wi-Fi security, and discovered that a total of 40,000 networks in the country could be easily hacked, while a quarter of all networks did not have even a basic password protecting them.

The experiment was conducted by ‘ethical hacker’ and senior vice president of CRYPTOCar Jason Hart, who travelled between major cities using ‘WarDriving’ kit. This essentially means a laptop, some software, a badly set-up Wi-Fi hotspot and some patience.

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