You are in an airport and have a lot of time to kill. You have your laptop, but you don’t want go to a coffee shop to use their Wi-Fi, because they might ask you to purchase something there. So you open your laptop and try to connect to any network available on the spot. That’s where the scam comes in.

Several web tricksters set up traps creating fake “Free Wi-Fi” networks, which, once you log in, basically give scammers access to your personal data.

How to avoid: always use reputable networks, or the ones that belong to names you can check. At an airport, it’s cheaper to pay for the coffee and use their Wi-Fi!