Tips to avoid having your personal information stolen while traveling

Criminals can use public Wi-Fi at hotels, airports, coffee shops... to hack and steal important personal information such as tourists' bank accounts.

In this age of technology, Wi-Fi has become an important part of life, even when you are on vacation. Today, even a person with little technical knowledge can download and use applications that monitor unencrypted traffic on public Wi-Fi.

Additionally, criminals can collect your personal information by creating a Wi-Fi connection, often with names like “Free Wi-Fi” or “Public Wi-Fi”. When using this network, you will expose private information, from website accounts, bank accounts to files, emails...

Stolen information can get you into trouble. Photo: Chicagotribune.

Here are some tips to help you keep your personal information secure while traveling.

1. Always keep your device with you. When you return a few minutes later, your computer may still be there, but the criminal has installed keystroke-tracking software.

2. When using public networks, do not send sensitive or important messages or emails.

3. When your computer searches for networks to connect to, don't just choose the first network that appears. See if you have other options.

4. Do not enable file sharing.

5. If you are not using a wireless card, do not turn it on, as it may automatically connect to “trusted” Wi-Fi.

6. Do not conduct banking transactions or activities of a similar nature.

7. Be careful not to let others see your device screen, so sit with your back to the wall.

8. Always treat any Wi-Fi connection suspiciously. You should ask the manager of the coffee shop or hotel about the name of their Wi-Fi.

9. Use a VPN or virtual private network. Then your bank account information, emails or similar transactions will be encrypted and not afraid of being stolen.

According to Zing.vn