Delta probes Wi-Fi deauth attack on flight carrying DEF CON attendees

Delta Air Lines investigated a Wi-Fi deauthentication attack that occurred on Flight 591 from Las Vegas to Atlanta, carrying attendees of the DEF CON 34 hacker conference. Passengers allegedly performed a deauth attack to disconnect others from the in-flight network and broadcast a rogue Wi-Fi access point named 'Delta WiFi Fast' to phish credentials. The cabin crew deactivated Wi-Fi for about 30 minutes, and upon landing, federal authorities boarded the aircraft to question suspects and seize hardware. The rogue network reportedly displayed a phishing page harvesting personal and Google login credentials.

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