You should document this, Erik. It has never been positively documented to my knowledge.

I'll talk to the companies, see if I can't get copies of the logs, or better yet, be able to get them on the record about it. I know other sysadmins who've either seen evidence or caught active bad-guy activity on open WiFi hubs, I'll see if I can't get them in on it.

Roadknight -- good idea. I didn't think of documenting for the world-at-large -- it seemed so obvious, and having dealt with it multiple times, I merely assumed it was common knowledge.

I honestly find it hard to believe that it's only happening in St. Louis, but hey -- maybe it is.