“People will see ‘free Wi-Fi’ and click on it, and when they do that they open themselves up to great exposure…the 
best approach is to be wary and steer clear of Wi-Fi hotspots that do not seem legitimate — something (that) looks like it’s not quite right, not the proper name they might expect,”Â
Gary Davis, McAfee’s director of global consumer marketing, said there was a growing trend of hackers setting up mock Wi-Fi hotspots in public places, which appear at the top of the list of available Wi-Fi connections.
Once compromised, hackers can take total control of a device, including removing all the data contained on it. Android devices are currently the devices most targeted by hackers, Davis said.
“We saw a 1,200% increase in malware targeting Android devices just in the first quarter of this year,” he said.
John said the best approach for business travelers when using public Wi-Fi is to remotely log into their employer’s virtual private network, or VPN, which ensures all data received and sent from a device is encrypted.
For more:Â http://edition.cnn.com/2012/06/12/business/cyber-hackers-data-security-travel/index.html
