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Slow Wi-Fi is sign to ‘immediately disconnect router’ over spying hack attack – and four other red flags to never ignore

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EXPERTS have revealed five major signs that could indicate your Wi-Fi has been hacked.

Wi-Fi is a convenient way to connect to the internet, but it can also be a security risk.

Experts have revealed seven major signs that could mean your Wi-Fi has been hacked

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Experts have revealed seven major signs that could mean your Wi-Fi has been hackedCredit: Getty

If it’s not properly set up, hackers and cybercriminals can steal your information and even your money.

Below we have shared 5 signs that your Wi-Fi network has been hacked, per Keeper Security.

YOU CAN’T LOG IN

One of the biggest signs your router has been hacked is the inability to log in to your router’s admin settings.

This is likely because cybercriminals broke into your account and changed your password. 

“When hacking a router, your settings are the first place a cybercriminal will look to compromise because they’ll have the ability to change the settings on your router to anything they want,” Keeper Security noted.

“They can then use their elevated privileges to launch other cyberattacks that target you and your data.”

YOUR BROWSER REDIRECTS YOU

Another sign that your router has been hacked is if you’re constantly being redirected to random websites.

For example, you could be trying to go to Facebook.com, but instead, your browser takes you somewhere else.

“Cybercriminals are able to do this by changing your router’s Domain Name System (DNS) and IP address settings,” Keeper Security said.

They also noted that these websites that you’re being redirected to are often harmful.

In this case, you should avoid clicking on something on the website or risk getting malware.

SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY ALERTS FROM YOUR ISP

If you get suspicious activity alerts from your internet service provider, then your network has likely been hacked.

“Your Internet Service Provider (ISP) has a good idea of how often you use the internet and what you tend to use it for,” Keeper Security noted.

“If your ISP detects increased or unusual activity, they may send you an alert to notify you of the activity,” they added.

However, it’s important to make sure that the notification is legitimately from your ISP.

“You can do this by calling your ISP with the number on their official website to verify that they were the ones…

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CLE groups work together to develop cameras utilizing AI to slow illegal dumping

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CLEVELAND — Illegal dumping is off to a fast start in the City of Cleveland in 2023, but so is the city in its effort to combat the chronic problem with the development of surveillance systems utilizing artificial intelligence.

The city has teamed up the Cleveland State University and Case Western Reserve University through the Internet of Things, or IOT Collaborative, to create a deployable smart camera system that will recognize illegal dumping as it’s taking place and report it to law enforcement.

The development project has been made possible through funding from the Cleveland Foundation.

Nick Barendt, CWRU executive director for the Institute for Smart, Secure, Connected Systems, told News 5 field testing on the systems will take place in the coming months.

“How do we harness technology, but make sure we’re doing it in a way that serves the public interest, said Barendt. “How do we improve the operational capabilities of these sorts of systems and reduce the false positives.”

Cleveland developing cameras utilizing artificial intelligence to slow illegal dumping

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Nick Barendt, Case Western Reserve University Executive Director, Institute for Smart, Secure and Connected Systems (ISSACS)

Barendt said his team is gong to create a corridor on one of the campuses that can be used as a controlled test bed.

“Where we can drag boxes or furniture or whatever into the field of view and make sure we can detect those,” he said. “You’re detecting things coming into a cameras field of view, that the don’t leave the field of view within some reasonable amount of time. There’s going to have to be some privacy by design considerations, as well as signage and other things that we’re going to have to put up.”

CLE Developing AI cameras to slow illegal dumping

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The project will utilize some City of Cleveland camera technology currently in use.

Brian Ray, Cleveland State University law professor and director of the Center for Cyber Security and Privacy Protection, told News 5 the team is working to create smart cameras that won’t create neighborhood privacy issues.

“We don’t want a ‘big brother’ society, but we do want to get rid of illegal dumping,” said Ray. “We want to make sure that enforcement is efficient, but also make sure…

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Will security concerns slow down Rhode Island’s speedy vote count?

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A mere hour after polls closed on Election Day, while many states were kicking off days of ballot counting, Rhode Islanders watching closely knew who would win all of the key statewide and federal races, including the ultra-competitive 2nd Congressional District battle.

News organizations were able to call races (and meet deadlines) at hours that a few years ago would have been considered unthinkably early and get a head start formulating their post-vote takeaways.

It hasn’t always been so fast.

A polling site in Newport County on Election Day.

Rhode Island’s rapid election reporting is partly a consequence of its ultra-compact geography and the centralization of its elections bureaucracy compared to larger states where counties play a big role.

And it’s partly because of decisions Rhode Island officials made a few years ago that turned it into the only state in the country where 100% of voting machines transmit results wirelessly.

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