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Delta investigating after someone set up fake Wi-Fi network mid-flight
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A passenger on a Delta flight allegedly set up a fake Wi-Fi network impersonating the aircraft's network, prompting the crew to disable the legitimate Wi-Fi for 30 minutes.
For engineers, this highlights the vulnerability of shared public networks to spoofing, even in isolated environments like an aircraft cabin. The incident confirms that aircraft operating systems remained unaffected, but passenger-facing networks can be disrupted by commercially available tools.
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A passenger allegedly created a fake Wi-Fi network on a Delta flight from Las Vegas to Atlanta.
The flight crew disabled the aircraft's legitimate Wi-Fi for about 30 minutes in response.
Delta confirmed that no aircraft operating systems were affected and the in-flight network was not compromised.
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