Morning, police jolted a couple out of bed seeking the person responsible for downloading and sharing tens of thousands of images of child pornography. A sweep of the couples dpurt found nothing, but investigators soon discovered their wifi network was not pass word protected. What that means is anyone with a wifi enabled device near their home could access their connection and use it with bad intentions. Unfortunately the older generation is certainly a target for hackers like this, because they may not be understanding what kind of technology theyre putting in place. It sets you up to be extremely vulnerable. Reporter thats exactly what police say happened when a 55yearold man used the wireless router to connect to his neighbors unsecured wifi to download and distribute the more than 700 pornographic videos and 33,000 images found on his laptop. Make sure the password is not something easily hackable. Reporter there are other ways besides password protection to secure your network an
Caught in the middle of a crime they did not commit. Their wifi stolen and experts say what happened to them could happen to anyone. Good evening everyone. Im yukee washington. Hi, everyone. Im jessica dean. Authorities say a new jersey man used his neighbors wifi to download thousands of images and videos of child porn. Trang do is outside the Camden County Prosecutors Office with more on how the couple got caught in the middle and kwl its a good warning for everyone. Trang . Reporter well, yukee, the couple hadnt even turned on their computer for months and had no idea that their wifi was not pass word protected until the police came knocking at their door. On september 1st at 5 30 in the morning, police jolted a couple out of bed seeking the person responsible for downloading and sharing tens of thousands of images of child pornography. A sweep of the couples dpurt found nothing, but investigators soon discovered their wifi network was not pass word protected. What that means is any