The dangerous cost of ‘free’ Wi-Fi
Source : PCWorld.com
Publié le : vendredi 29 juillet 2016 à 14:38
So you go to a political convention. Do a little politicking and listen to some speeches. While taking a break from the handshaking and schmoozing you decide to do a little work on your laptop. Then you get hacked. During the Republican National Convention, IT security company Avast security set up fake Wi-Fi hotspots to see who would fall for their trick. As it turns out, a lot of people fell for it. Avast estimated more than 1,200 people logged into the fake hotspots, some with politically leaning names like “I VOTE TRUMP! FREE INTERNET,” and “I VOTE HILLARY! FREE INTERNET,” and some with an official ring to them like “Google Starbucks” and ATTWifi at GOP.”To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here