WiFi worry: Laptops at risk of attack

As communities push to turn themselves into massive wireless hot spots,
unsuspecting Internet users are giving hackers nearly effortless access
to their laptops and private information, authorities and high-tech
security experts say.



It's a growing invasion with a twist: People who think they are signing
on to the Internet through a wireless hot spot might actually be
connecting to a look-alike network, created by a malicious user who can
steal sensitive information, said Geoff Bickers, a special agent for
the FBI's Los Angeles cyber squad.



It is not clear how many people have been victimized, and few suspects
have been charged with Wi-Fi hacking. But Bickers said that over the
past couple of years, these hacking techniques have become increasingly
common, and they are often undetectable. The risk is especially high at
cafes, hotels and airports, busy places with heavy turnover of laptop
users, authorities said. Personal Technology | Wi-Fi worry: Laptops at risk of attack | Seattle Times Newspaper Linked by LT Hacker

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