Most dangerously, the hotspot you connect to itself may be malicious. This may be because the business s hotspot was infected, but it may also be because you re connected to a honeypot network. For example, if you connect to andPublic Wi Fiand in a public place, you can t be entirely sure that the network is actually a legitimate public Wi FI network and not one set up by an attacker in an attempt to trick people into connecting.