] You may want to think twice before logging into a public
] wireless hotspot. Sure, grabbing a few minutes of
] connectivity is convenient, but identity thieves are
] discovering that, through "evil twin" attacks, hotspots
] are a great way to steal unsuspecting users' private
] information.

What is fun about this attack is that to an outsider, the technically difficult parts are the easy ones, and the easy ones are the technically difficult. Access point /jacking/ -- filtering content through -- sounds easier to pull off than access point /spoofing/. But either way, the inability to track the signal means that even if you give the gig up, it can be hard to figure out whodoneit.

Does Your Wi-Fi Hotspot Have an Evil Twin?