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

This means, even if you do not go into your mails, don´t use the email password but simply read online news, someone can break into basically everything on the mobile or laptop.

Question= how do these sites

https://shouldichangemypassword.com/

really ascertain that your password was not compromised?