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‘Evil twin’ airplane WiFi leaves passengers vulnerable to scams, experts warn

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Your seatbelt may be secure, but is your internet access?

While connecting to free WiFi 30,000 feet in the air seems safe and easy — especially since everyone is doing it — travelers should be thinking about how secure their connection really is and start taking VPNs and other security risks into consideration.

The Australian Federal Police (AFP) recently charged a man with establishing “fake free WiFi access points, which mimicked legitimate networks, to capture personal data from unsuspecting victims who mistakenly connected to them.”

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