Be Careful! Hackers Can Do This If You Have Access To WiFi Routers

Hackers can enter the WiFi router (photo: dock. Freepic)

JAKARTA Hackers can commit crimes through many things, from distributing malware documents on websites, cheating by phishing, to accessing your WiFi routers.

If you don't know, hackers can indeed access WiFi routers and this action is very dangerous even if it's just for fun. The reason is, there are many things hackers can do when they manage to access someone's WiFi routers.

Here are some dangerous actions that hackers can take, quoted from Makeuseof.

Stealing Sensitive Information

When the router is successfully accessed by hackers, these cybercriminals can eliminate encryption standards so that all data will be sent in the form of plain text. If they do this, they can easily retrieve sensitive information.

Fortunately, this problem can be solved with HTTPS standards. When a website uses this standard, hackers cannot easily access user sensitive data.

Installing Malware Via Router

The most extreme action hackers can take when successfully logging into the user's WiFi router is to download malware. When this malicious software is downloaded, hackers can control the router and the data that flows in it.

To avoid this, you must change the default login credentials and update the WiFi router. By doing these two things, your WiFi network will be much safer than before.