{"id":69981,"date":"2014-07-29T14:19:34","date_gmt":"2014-07-29T12:19:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/onsoftware.en.softonic.com\/?p=69981"},"modified":"2025-07-02T00:34:38","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T07:34:38","slug":"software-clinic-is-someone-stealing-my-wifi-connection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/software-clinic-is-someone-stealing-my-wifi-connection\/","title":{"rendered":"Software Clinic: Is someone stealing my Wifi connection?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <strong>Software Clinic<\/strong> is our series to help diagnose and solve any software issues you may be having. Send us a question, and we&#8217;ll do our best to find the solution.<\/p>\n<p>This week, Manuel thinks that someone may be piggy backing on his Wifi connection. Luckily, with the help of some apps, you can spot any suspicious intruders. Check out the video below to see how.<br \/>\n<!-- Start of Brightcove Player --><\/p>\n<div>\nDefault player\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\nBy use of this code snippet, I agree to the Brightcove Publisher T and C \nfound at https:\/\/accounts.brightcove.com\/en\/terms-and-conditions\/. \n--><\/p>\n<p><object><\/object><\/p>\n<p><!-- \nThis script tag will cause the Brightcove Players defined above it to be created as soon\nas the line is read by the browser. 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