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krack? |
| Foxscotch:
--- Quote from: SlayerZ99 on October 16, 2017, 09:06:49 PM ---so i shouldnt log into my bank account then?? --- End quote --- as long as it's got this little boy up at the top you're good |
| Mr Queeba:
--- Quote from: Ipquarx on October 16, 2017, 09:04:12 PM ---I'm actually wanting to root my phone and install a custom rom on it for this exact reason, but I'm scared of bricking my phone lmao --- End quote --- i think you'll be fine, i installed lineageos onto my galaxy tab s and it went pretty well. just read the instructions carefully and you shouldn't brick it. |
| RedGajin:
--- Quote from: Conan on October 16, 2017, 09:10:31 PM ---not on public wifi, at home you're probably ok since i doubt people are just gonna drive around sniffing wifi networks for passwords n stuff --- End quote --- you should never, ever be doing banking or anything that requires a password on public wifi, that traffic is ALWAYS open to the public, this finding didn't change that. this is client sided, any device that uses wifi is effected. that being said, in slayerz case, most banking websites use https and probably have it properly configured, so he should be good |
| Conan:
--- Quote from: RedGajin on October 16, 2017, 11:12:25 PM ---you should never, ever be doing banking or anything that requires a password on public wifi, that traffic is ALWAYS open to the public, this finding didn't change that. this is client sided, any device that uses wifi is effected. that being said, in slayerz case, most banking websites use https and probably have it properly configured, so he should be good --- End quote --- thats tru, idk what other situation he'd do banking outside of home tho |
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