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...............a major risk was that in getting online while on the road, travelers often turn to free Wi-Fi internet connections -- in hotels, but also at airports, conference centers and business facilities.

...........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.

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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,"

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I saw a special on TV where a guy went into a Starbucks and within minutes had complete control of several PCs there. The guy got all sorts of info off the PCs. Incredible. Finally sent a message to one guy telling him he was watching him, just look behind him. They guy ignored this and just tried to reboot his PC.

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