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Online Safety· 5 min · Jul 08, 2026

The 5 real threats on public Wi-Fi (and what stops them)

From evil twin access points to session hijacking, here are the attacks that still work — and the protections that matter.

Airport and hotel Wi-Fi is still a common attack surface. We break down the five attacks that actually work against modern devices in 2026 and what mitigations you should have on by default.

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