Passengers who attended DEF CON in Las Vegas allegedly spoofed the onboard Wi-Fi on Delta Flight 591 by broadcasting a fake hotspot called "Delta WiFi Fast" with a phishing landing page. The attack, known as an "evil twin" technique, disrupted the actual onboard Wi-Fi for 30 minutes but did not affect aircraft safety systems. The FBI is investigating the incident, though no arrests have been made.
Background
DEF CON is one of the world's largest and most well-known hacker conferences, held annually in Las Vegas. Evil twin attacks involve creating a rogue Wi-Fi access point with a name similar to a legitimate network to intercept user credentials and data.
- Source
- Ars Technica
- Published
- Aug 12, 2026 at 08:08 AM
- Score
- 6.0 / 10