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Police allege ‘evil twin’ in-flight Wi-Fi used to steal info (www.theregister.com)
submitted 11 months ago by aa1@lemm.ee to c/privacy@lemmy.world
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[–] Agent641@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago

WiFi, but with a thin moustache and pointy goatee

[–] muntedcrocodile@lemm.ee -4 points 11 months ago (1 children)

More likely used to gain free internet via Mac spoofing.

[–] Guest_User@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago

It's literally the first lines of the article. This was an evil twin attack to man in the middle traffic