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Travel dilemmas: Airport Wi-Fi may be free, but you might pay dearly

You may find an evil twin out there - not your own but one that still can do great harm. That nasty double often awaits you at your airport, ready to attack when you least expect it.

That's just one of the findings in a report that assesses the vulnerability of airport Wi-Fi, done not to bust the airports' chops, but to make airports and travelers aware of the problems they could encounter.

Of the 45 airports reviewed, the report by Coronet said, two Southern Californians might use could pose a special risk:

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