Is Nothing Safe Anymore?

When I connect my laptop to Wi-Fi hotspots I’m usually pretty careful. I look at the name of what I’m connecting to and make sure it looks reasonable. I know it’s no guarantee but if there is only one wi-fi hotspot with the airport name there’s a pretty good chance it’s the one I’m looking for. Apparently the new trend among cyber criminals is fake hotspots in vacation areas:


This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at http://billg.sqlteam.com/2009/07/12/is-nothing-safe-anymore/