Should we upgrade at the hotel?

Using the hotel’s free Wi-Fi can pose serious dangers.

The FBI-affiliated IC3 (Internet Crime Complaint Center) has issued a warning, as there have been several recent cases in which an infection was detected on the laptops of American hotel guests, and after investigating the reasons, it is suspected that the malicious software was used while using the hotel's Internet connection. they reached the machines. According to the victims, they received a warning in a pop-up window that an update of a "widely used product" is recommended and available, after clicking on it it can be installed - just as it is written according to the classic recipe. The FBI recommends that government employees, scientific researchers, and employees of private companies carry out all current software updates on their laptops at home, if possible before traveling abroad - this is not a fool's errand, even for the sake of saving data roaming. In any case, the update should be carried out via the manufacturer's website!

Source: nakedsecurity.sophos.com, antivirus.blog.hu