[driverdan]

Using an absolute like "there are no coffee shop hackers" isn't accurate. It's probably not common but there are some.

I've thought about why you'd target people in coffee shops / public places. There's a coffee shop in Austin near the capitol that's frequented by politicians and their associates. They often have meetings there or sit and work on their laptops. I think the reasons you'd target them are obvious.

[peterwwillis]

Again, not the right target, and not an efficient attack. If you're targeting specific people, phishing works 200 times better. Politicians generally leave the tech-savvy business to their pages, anyway, and use blackberries for communication. Heck, in DC you can find out more secret intel just riding the subway around certain specific stops and keeping your ears open.