4. Key Findings & Implications Critical Airport systems found vulnerable to Wi-Fi threats Data leakage by both hotspot and non-hotspot users â Viral Wi-Fiâ outbreak continues ~ 80% of the private Wi-Fi networks at Airports are OPEN / WEP! Only 3% of hotspot users are using VPNs to encrypt their data! Non-hotspot users found leaking network information Over 10% laptops found to be infected! Evidence Study Findings 1 2 3
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7. Wi-Fi Scan Results Hot-spot providers These donât look like hotspot APs! Private Wi-Fi Networks Access Points (APs) Public Wi-Fi Hotspots Open APs
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12. Data Leakage â By Wi-Fi Users Clients sending data without any encryption using HTTP are in serious danger of having their activities spied on and accounts hijacked in some cases (1) User is visiting www.marketwatch.com (2) He is looking at the Nasdaq Composite Index (symb=comp) (3) We have his cookie! So we can impersonate him
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15. Wi-Fi virus outbreak at the Airports 10% of all mobile users were advertising viral Wi-Fi networks! % of total Clients infected by one or more viral SSIDs at various Airports