Evil Twin Attacks

In an evil twin attack, the attacker gathers information about a public access point, then sets up
his or her own system to impersonate the real access point. The attacker will use a broadcast
signal stronger than the one generated by the real access point. Unsuspecting users will connect
using the stronger, bogus signal. Because the victim is connecting to the internet through the
attacker’s system, it’s easy for the attacker to use specialized tools to read any data the victim
sends over the internet. This data may include credit card numbers, username and password
combinations, addresses, and other personal information.