If you have wireless internet access (Wi-Fi) on your laptop but often switch over to a “land line” connection, be sure to turn off your Wi-Fi.
This helps keep you secure.
Your laptop may have a function key for this (looks like an antennae) but all brands are different—check your owner’s manual. Mine has a little button on the bottom edge.

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