When a hacker hacks your router can they infect your devices(computer, smartphones) with a virus/malware? [duplicate]

Are the devices that use the wifi at risk? In a situation where the attacker has your router admin password they pretty much control your router. So if they control your router can malware be sent to the devices you use? Can the malware be… Continue reading When a hacker hacks your router can they infect your devices(computer, smartphones) with a virus/malware? [duplicate]

What information can be accessed from my phone after I stupidly joined a specific network set up just for me on a “friends WiFi can they remote access [closed]

So as title says I joined a WiFi network whilst at a supposed friends place. Apparently it was made “just for me”. I have a feeling this was used to access all the information on my phone chat logs, passwords etc and possibly remote viewin… Continue reading What information can be accessed from my phone after I stupidly joined a specific network set up just for me on a “friends WiFi can they remote access [closed]

Is a VPN effective when connected to WiFi network that requires authentication?

I pay monthly for a VPN. However, I browse online while connected to my university WiFi which requires authentication to use. The WiFi is open (no password directly) but when someone connects to it a page pops up and we have to input our u… Continue reading Is a VPN effective when connected to WiFi network that requires authentication?

Landlord wants to share a single 3Gbps fibre to the property line across 4 flats using a mesh network. Should I be concerned?

fibre to the property is being installed in my road for the first time
my landlord doesn’t want lots of holes in their building
they acknowledges that FttP is probably necessary going forward

So their solution is to have 1 package/contra… Continue reading Landlord wants to share a single 3Gbps fibre to the property line across 4 flats using a mesh network. Should I be concerned?

APPLE2IDIOT Expansion Card Lets Your Apple II (Sort Of) Access the Internet

[Nathanial Hendler]’s Apple2Idiot expansion card for the Apple II family of computers is a nifty mix of modern and vintage, and provides a clever means of allowing the host computer …read more Continue reading APPLE2IDIOT Expansion Card Lets Your Apple II (Sort Of) Access the Internet