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SilverandBitcoins (OP)
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March 08, 2014, 01:04:48 AM |
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Is it a really bad idea to trade on sites like BTC-E or Cryptsy with my laptop when I'm using a free public Wifi network like at Starbucks or McDonalds?
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jellyhashman
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March 08, 2014, 01:07:05 AM |
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Yeah I'd say so, I'd imagine would be easy to set up a man in the middle attack and have away with your passwords etc.
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March 08, 2014, 01:11:01 AM |
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I haven't heard of any attacks resulting from this, but you probably don't want to be the first. You'd probably be better off trying to tether your laptop to a phone or something along those lines (or if you're using a phone for BTC, use its mobile data connection rather than WiFi).
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kellrobinson
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March 08, 2014, 01:21:59 AM |
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how about using vpn or tor?
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March 08, 2014, 01:29:08 AM |
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Make sure the public wifi has VPN passthrough. Some block it.
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Saying that you don't trust someone because of their behavior is completely valid.
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March 08, 2014, 01:30:17 AM
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VPN is unnecessary. SSL will keep you safe. Just make sure you are using https and you have a "locked" icon.
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March 08, 2014, 01:30:18 AM |
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Yeah I'd say so, I'd imagine would be easy to set up a man in the middle attack and have away with your passwords etc.
That is what SSL/TLS is for. |
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March 08, 2014, 01:34:29 AM |
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Make sure the public wifi has VPN passthrough. Some block it.
I think it's a shame that a public wifi operator would do this. A VPN prevents the leaking of possibly sensitive data that could be observed by a hacker monitoring the same wifi network. |
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March 08, 2014, 01:45:33 AM |
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Best idea yet. Please let me know the date and location of this occurance. Kthx
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March 08, 2014, 02:57:31 AM |
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Use a trustworthy VPN service when you are not at home.
But don't use Tor, it's very easy for Tor end nodes to spy on the traffic, copy passwords or perform man-in-the-middle attacks.
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March 08, 2014, 04:46:52 AM |
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If you're not going to use a VPN, I would suggest installing something like DNSCrypt. If your machine is secure enough to survive any local exploits, I believe the most likely way "they could get you" is with some type of MitM or DNS-spoofing attack, given their privileged network position.
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March 08, 2014, 05:09:11 AM |
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Make sure the public wifi has VPN passthrough. Some block it.
I think it's a shame that a public wifi operator would do this. A VPN prevents the leaking of possibly sensitive data that could be observed by a hacker monitoring the same wifi network. It may be that passthrough is blocked by firmware default. I doubt it's blocked by individual site operators. |
Saying that you don't trust someone because of their behavior is completely valid.
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