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Old Jan 24, 2007 | 3:35 pm
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javajunkie
 
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man-in-the-middle scams

You gotta watch out for stuff like this. If you are connecting to another computer, it could be (and most likely, is) running logging software to capture everything you send/receive. You even need to be careful about which WAPs you connect to in a hotel as they could be fake too.
I know I sound a bit paranoid, but I am in the security biz and no one is more responsible for your PC security/integrity than you. Connect to one of these spoofed access points and you're givin' it all away.
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