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evil twin
evil twinn.1. a. An identical twin or unrelated person who has a similar appearance to a decent or moral person but who wreaks havoc or does evil.b. An imaginary double humorously invoked to explain or excuse uncharacteristic or reprehensible behavior.2. A negative or malign counterpart of something considered to be positive or good: "Not every drug's side effects are caused by a molecular evil twin" (Audrey Choi).3. A fraudulent wireless internet access point used to commit identity theft by recording the data traffic of unwitting users.evil twin n (Telecommunications) a hidden wireless internet access point operating near a legitimate one, but which is actually used by cybercriminals to divert sensitive information such as account numbers and passwords evil twin
evil twin1. A malignant, treacherous, and/or malicious counterpart of a person or thing. Our competitor sells similar products, but they manufacture them in sweatshops—they're like our evil twin.2. In telecommunications networking, a hidden wireless access point located near a legitimate one, used for the purposes of eavesdropping or diverting sensitive personal information. I know you think I'm just a conspiracy theorist, but the government is using evil twins to listen in on digital communications between people all around the country!See also: evilevil twin n. an illegal duplicate of an internet sign-in page into which people enter passwords and credit card numbers, thinking they are signing up for the real thing. There was an evil twin operating at the coffee shop, and I gave out my credit card number before I knew what was going on. See also: evil |