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For two years, we’ve been telling you about the dangers of using hotel Wifi hotspots. But now that warning is coming directly from hacking victims’ themselves in two hotel guests’ posts on tripadvisor.com. Their message is loud and clear: “Wifi users beware! You will get hacked!” Before you connect to hotel Wifi, find out how to protect your online privacy.
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emailHacked at a Hotspot in Less Than 600 Seconds
Posted on Friday, May 11th, 2012 by Jan Legnitto
Do you think your personal information is safe if you limit your public Wifi use to a few minutes? Two women named Erika and Ashleigh thought so, too, until they were hacked in less than 600 seconds. Find out why online privacy is an oxymoron on public Wifi. And what you can do to protect yourself.