Hackers are spoofing wi-fi networks at popular public places in order to steal information. The name of the hacker’s network may be virtually identical to the real deal.

If you’re going to connect at a wi-fi hotspot, make sure that you’re actually connecting to a legit network.

Hat tip to Charleston Daily Mail.

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With an advanced international law degree from Georgetown University and more than 14 years of real world legal experience, Attorney Mike Young shows entrepreneurs how to protect and grow their businesses online. He's the author of Internet Marketing Legal Secrets Revealed. Not just a lawyer who focuses exclusively on Internet and marketing law, Mike’s been working with computers for more than 27 years (his first computer was an Atari 400 with 8 KiB RAM) and started representing Internet businesses back in 1996.