'Evil twin' could pose Wi-Fi threat

CNET News.com: "Researchers at Cranfield University are warning that 'evil twin' hot spots, networks set up by hackers to resemble legitimate Wi-Fi hot spots, present the latest security threat to Web users.

The Cranfield University researchers believe this is a new area of cybercrime where more research is required. However, in October 2002, security company ISS published details of base-station cloning, otherwise known as evil twin traffic interception, suggesting that the idea is almost two-and-a-half years old. "