FBI: hotel hotspots used to spread malware

[Dermot7]

Hotel internet connections and hotspots are increasingly being used to infect travellers' systems with malware. According to a report from the Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) – a partnership between the FBI and the National White Collar Crime Center (NW3C) – criminals are now using pop-up windows to target travellers when they try to establish an Internet connection in their hotel rooms.

http://www.h-online.com/security/new...e-1571596.html

[Dermot7]

What's fascinating about the advisory is what it doesn't say. And without more information it's hard to know how computer users are supposed to take meaningful action to protect themselves other than follow the normal advice of running security software, being careful what you install, running a VPN to hide your browsing from snoopers, etc.

It's certainly very peculiar that the FBI didn't share more information in its warning, or mention where in the world it believes it has seen these attacks taking place.

http://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2012...alware-threat/