The risk of an evil twin attack on mobile devices is PRIMARILY due to the use of generic names that
mobile devices will accept without verification. An evil twin attack is a type of wireless network
attack where an attacker sets up a rogue access point that mimics a legitimate one. The attacker can
then lure unsuspecting users to connect to the rogue access point and intercept their data or launch
further attacks. Mobile devices are vulnerable to evil twin attacks because they often use generic
names for their wireless networks, such as “Free WiFi” or “Public Hotspot”. These names can be
easily spoofed by an attacker and accepted by mobile devices without verifying the identity or
security of the access point.
