The Honey Pot - Ensnared on the wireless Web - Los Angeles Times

Link: Ensnared on the wireless Web - Los Angeles Times. In the hacker world, and con language, a honey pot is an attractive nuisance. It attracts computer users, who are then caught in a trap. One of the best reasons to pay $59 to $79 a month for EV-DO wireless broadband from Verizon is that you won't get caught in one of the fastest growing honey pot schemes: the fake wireless hotspot. As this L.A. Times article points out, many hackers are setting up fake hotspots near legitimate sites, with a small change in the SSID. For instance, when you sit down at Panera's, you may see several other nearby networks with names like Linksys, DLink, or other names. These may just be local yokels who aren't bright enough to change their SSID; or, and more often now, they are hackers who lure you in to their hotspot, and then mine your private data, such as credit card information. Read this article, and learn how to protect yourself. Or, better yet, sign up for EV-DO.