Tonight, KPRC 2 investigates is
working to protect you from
a brand new crime perpetrated
by cyber pirates who are trying
to still your bank account
information. Stu, your credit
cards and access all your most
private information. They can
do it and are doing it by
hacking their way directly into
your cell phone and the doorway
they’re using to get in your
phone is public Wi-Fi.
>> Now investigator Bill
Spencer is about to show you
exactly how this crime is
pulled off. And the 3 things
you need to do to stop it.
>> It’s really terrifying
because for me, it’s no
different breaking into your
home.
>> our of Magnolia is a
survivor of an attack. She
never saw coming and didn’t
even know was happening.
>> And attacked by cyber
criminals. Armed with wild
looking devices like these that
they used to electronically
smashed their way into her cell
phone and from there into her
most sensitive information.
What these guys were able to
do to me was break into my
personal email address. Break
again to my credit card or
utilize it to for their
benefit. And how far can the
fraud go after that?
>> So just what did Christian
do wrong? Absolutely nothing
other than use public Wi-Fi
systems just like millions of
us do every day.
But now a cyber thieves have
created a brand new crime that
Target’s public Wi-Fi users.
that the United States Secret
Service says allows the crooks
to actually break into
your smartphone and take
whatever they want. This is
called a man in the middle
attack. My wife, I jack.
These guys are set up outside.
We’re outside of a location
hand as long as they’re able
to access to WiFi from that
location because are setting up
their time. We’re talking about
potential is being stolen bank
account. The information being
stolen passwords being stolen.
>> This is a look at the
high-tech tools. These cyber
pirates are using pull off the
attack. Colman Ryan, a forensic
cyber detective with K Griff
investigations explains what
they can do. Coleman, what the
heck is this space age looking
thing?
>> So this is a very high
powered directional antenna.
So they can sit far away and
force your phone on to their
network.
>> The fact is these criminals
can hack your phone even after
you’ve left Fed Wi-Fi location
because your phone remembers
that WiFi network and the
thieves can impersonate to
prove that. We asked this
woman, Kelly shot there who
also works in it to use the
Wi-Fi at this coffee shop.
Then afterwards we follow her
home. Now with Kelly’s health
and or permission. We’re going
to show how Coleman using his
high-powered antenna and the
rest of that month.
>> Can hack into her phone and
take total control of it.
Kelly are all right with this
is going on. Coleman, are you
ready to go? Come ready?
And now parked across the
street 50 yards away. Coleman
simply points device said Kelly’s house.
Kelly’s house.
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>> And in less than one minute,
I’m trying to force her own
home on a network. And I I got
Now to prove that Coleman’s got
control of Kelly’s phone, she’s
going to try going to a
website, but she’s not going to
get there.
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What the heck is that?
Looks that is a phone sex
website. You didn’t want to
go to that Web site. Coleman
forced you onto it. Yes, I did
not want to do that.
>> So the big question is this.
How can you protect yourself
from this attack? Well, we’ve
got 3 easy ways to bullet proof
yourself right now. Number one,
the easiest one turn off the
Wi-Fi on your cell phone before
ever leaving your home number
to always keep your phone
laptop and Web browser,
up-to-date security ways.
Yes, even your Web browser gets
updates and number 3, and most
importantly, check that what
ever browser using has this
lock symbol on it. If it
doesn’t, you are at risk on our
website right now. We’ve got