WA man set up fake free wifi at Australian airports and on flights to steal people’s data, police allege
WA man set up fake free wifi at Australian airports and on flights to steal people’s data, police allege
Investigation launched after airline reported a suspicious network popped up during a domestic flight in April
Investigation launched after airline reported a suspicious network popped up during a domestic flight in AprilFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastA man has been charged after he allegedly set up fake free wifi networks at Australian airports and on domestic flights to steal personal data from unsuspecting members of the public.The 42-year-old Western Australian man is facing nine cybercrime charges and was due to appear in Perth magistrates court on Friday.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s free morning and afternoon email newsletters for your daily news roundup Continue reading...
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Police allege the man’s fake wifi networks took users to a dummy page that asked for their email or social media login details. Those details were then saved to the man’s devices and could be used to access other personal information, including the online communications, photos, videos or bank details.
I was going to make fun of people falling for that, but I can see how a fake portal probably masquerading as SSO verification in order to get free Wi-Fi can temporarily fool even some more experienced users.
I'm amazed someone cared enough to catch the guy. You'd think you could easily get away with that for years without getting caught.
wifi on a domestic flight? That doesn't work? Oh, I'm super suspicious now. Guy got greedy and dumb.