Passenger returning from DEF CON 34 spoofs Delta WiFi network while in flight using pentest tool pilots tell ground crew to alert corporate security after attendee from hacking conference brings the party to the sky

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News Source : Tom's Hardware UK

News Summary

  • Delta Flight 591 between Las Vegas, Nevada, and Atlanta, Georgia was carrying some passengers from the recently concluded DEF CON 34 hacking conference.
  • A passenger reportedly “jammed” the plane’s Wi-Fi signal.
  • That hacker then created their own Wi-FI hotspot called ‘Delta WiFi Fast’ that routed to a phishing website that harvested the Google credentials of any passenger who attempted to log in.
  • Despite the potential threat to passengers’ cybersecurity, Delta reassured flyers that the safety of the flight was never threatened in any way.

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