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The unvarnished truth about unsecured Wi-Fi

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Created on Monday, 13 December 2010 11:22

Written by Elinor Mills - www.news.cnet.com

Many of you may have heard this before, but many still seem to not be doing anything about it. You should. Here's why. With a $50 wireless antenna and the right software a criminal hacker located outside your building as far as a mile away can capture passwords, e-mail messages, and any other data being transmitted over your network, and even decrypt data that is supposedly protected.