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Wi-Fi Hotspots’ “Evil Twin”
“Evil Twin” wireless hotspots are copy-cats of the real hotspots, commonly found on airports, Starbucks, Mcdonald’s and other public places. They have SSID (Service Set ID) that is very much the same with the real one, sometimes the difference only is a letter. Trouble is, if you connect to these “evil twin” hotspots, you will be connected to a hacker network.
Most of us would be a willing victim to connect to these hotspots, since they usually pose as ‘free’ access to internet. But you will never know, these hotspots are actually searching for vulnerabilities on your laptop or PC that they can hack in, including your personal information (credit card, passwords cache, etc.) or company confidential files. If your computer files and folders are setup to have less security permissions, those will be most vulnerable. Beware when one of these suddenly asks for a username or password, don’t supply your Windows username and password, or supply any credit card information.
So beware, be extra vigilant on connecting to a public wireless network. It could be an easy connection to the internet; there could be no authentication and encryption needed to connect to it, but there’s a catch. It is still best to have your anti-virus and anti-spyware programs updated and running to catch any phishing and spyware activity on your PC.
Do you know what spywares are capable of doing? Find out more on Digital hub tips for latest on spyware information. This also contains details on how to detect and remove them.
