From Scott Beale of Laughing Squid:
The Zombie Network: Beware ‘Free Public WiFi’
NPR
October 9, 2010
It’s in your airports, your coffee shops and your libraries: “Free Public WiFi.”
Despite its enticing name, the network, available in thousands of locations across the United States, does not actually provide access to the Internet. But like a virus, it has spread “” and may even be lurking on your computer right now.
Wireless security expert Joshua Wright first noticed it about four years ago at an airport.
“I went to connect to an available wireless network and I saw this option, Free Public WiFi,” he remembers. “As I looked more and more, I saw this in more and more locations. And I was aware from my job and analysis in the field that this wasn’t a sanctioned, provisioned wireless network, but it was actually something rogue.” Continue reading “Zombie WiFi”