Beware of fake WiFi Hotspots

CINCINNATI – As technology users rely on WiFi connections to the Internet in growing numbers, many are finding they’re exposing their precious personal information.

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Take a computer user named Nikki. When an expert showed her how easily she popped up when she used a fake connection, she was shocked.

“That’s me, and that’s scary.”

Nikki was surprised to find out that it’s possible for crooks to get her personal information by offering a free WiFi connection. But she shouldn’t be.

“It’s been an issue for a number of years now,” said Apolonio Garcia, the CEO of CAPC Group, an Internet security firm specializing in medical IT security.

Garcia says law enforcement and firms like his have known about fake WiFi sites since the mid 2000s. He says the march of technology has allowed information hijacking through fake WiFi to reach critical mass.

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