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<blockquote data-quote="IronWolf" data-source="post: 2335571" data-attributes="member: 21076"><p>Depends whether they were casual surfers or not. If the WAP is not secured people may accidentally become connected to it (especially if you live in an apartment or suburb where houses are close together). Sounds like in addition to using the default password you probably weren't using WEP either, meaning anyone could connect to your access point.</p><p></p><p>If these people were doing more than freeloading then they could potentially know a lot about you and your habits on the Internet, not to mention they could have poked around on your home PC if it wasn't firewalled or if the firewall made exclusions to other addresses on your internal network. If they were more than the casual surfer they most likely know your email password, instant messaging password just from sniffing the Internet traffic.</p><p></p><p>Files on your PC are subject to compromise also, password lists, financial records, your surfing habits, etc.</p><p></p><p>I would definitely change the default router password and enable encyryption for wireless connections. Then its time for damage control depending on the type of info on your PC. At the very least change *all* of your passwords. If you had financial data on your PC it would probably be wise to check with the banks and see if there has been unusual activity and change your PINs and such. You really can't be too careful.</p><p></p><p>Good luck!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="IronWolf, post: 2335571, member: 21076"] Depends whether they were casual surfers or not. If the WAP is not secured people may accidentally become connected to it (especially if you live in an apartment or suburb where houses are close together). Sounds like in addition to using the default password you probably weren't using WEP either, meaning anyone could connect to your access point. If these people were doing more than freeloading then they could potentially know a lot about you and your habits on the Internet, not to mention they could have poked around on your home PC if it wasn't firewalled or if the firewall made exclusions to other addresses on your internal network. If they were more than the casual surfer they most likely know your email password, instant messaging password just from sniffing the Internet traffic. Files on your PC are subject to compromise also, password lists, financial records, your surfing habits, etc. I would definitely change the default router password and enable encyryption for wireless connections. Then its time for damage control depending on the type of info on your PC. At the very least change *all* of your passwords. If you had financial data on your PC it would probably be wise to check with the banks and see if there has been unusual activity and change your PINs and such. You really can't be too careful. Good luck! [/QUOTE]
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