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Avoid 'Free Public WiFi' Network At All Costs

by Brandon Dimmel on October, 13 2010 at 08:10AM EDT

Frequent wireless Internet (WiFi) users are being warned this morning to never click on the network "Free Public WiFi". It's not actually free wireless, but a rogue network that can lead to the infiltration of a system by hackers. Waiting for a ... plane several years ago, WiFi security guru Joshua Wright first noticed the "Free Public WiFi" network in an airport. Desperate for a connection, he was drawn to the option, but stopped short to investigate it first. "I went to connect to an available wireless network and I saw this option, Free Public WiFi," Wright says. "As I looked more and more, I ... (view more)

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