'Evil twin' Wi-Fi hacks target the rich
Hackers after high net worth individuals in wireless scam.
Locations popular with high net worth individuals are being targeted by hackers using phoney wireless access points to steal personal information.
So called 'evil twin' attacks involve putting a wireless access point near a commercial hotspot and giving it the same name.
When the unsuspecting user logs-on to the bogus hotspot their traffic is monitored, personal information can be gathered and in some cases the computer can be hacked remotely.
"We are not seeing these in Starbucks much, as there is not much value in a MySpace login," said Richard Rushing, chief science officer at Wi-Fi security firm AirDefense.
