Link: “Sniffing” Out Wireless ID Theft - The WiFi Weblog - wifi.weblogsinc.com.
According to Christopher Faulkner, CEO of C I Host, identity theft through wireless devices is on the rise, and people should steps to protect themselves. In addition, Faulkner describes how wireless devices can be located and tapped into by a “sniffer,” a computer program on a laptop or a separate device that searches for a connection between a device and its wireless network, and can eavesdrop on all traffic traveling over that connection, including text messages, financial transactions, e-mails and file transfers. It also gives the person using a sniffer access to all of the information on the device, including the phone book, addresses and any stored files.
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