Caught in the net

How you can protect yourself from “evil twins”

Public places such as airports provide opportunities for cyber fraudsters to lure unsuspecting victims onto the wrong network.(Bild: TippaPatt)

IT security experts have been warning about the dangers of public Wi-Fi networks for years. A recent case shows that this is not just scaremongering. Krone+ reveals how you can protect yourself from scams involving so-called evil twins.

If you are on vacation, on business or just out shopping in the nearest large city, the chances are high that you will come into contact with public Wi-Fi networks and use them. In cafés, hotels, train stations or airports, they invite you to surf the Internet for free without having to use your own data allowance and risk falling into the roaming trap, especially abroad. But public hotspots also harbor dangers, as a recent case from Australia shows.