Avast Suckers GOP Delegates Into Connecting To Insecure Wi-Fi Hotspots

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By EditorDavidJul 23, 2016, 12:35 pm369 ptsTrending
Avast conned more than 1,200 people into connecting to fake wi-fi hotspots set up near the Republican convention and the Cleveland airport, using common network names like "Google Starbucks" and "Xfinitywifi" as well as "I vote Trump! free Internet". An anonymous reader quotes this report from The Register:…

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