{
  "id": 659503,
  "title": "Passenger returning from DEF CON 34 spoofs Delta Wi-Fi network while in flight using pentest tool — pilots tell ground crew to alert corporate security after attendee from hacking conference brings the party to the sky",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/passenger-returning-from-def-con-34-spoofs-delta-wi-fi-network-while",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-08-12T10:30:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Tom's Hardware",
    "slug": "tom-s-hardware",
    "url": "https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/cyber-security/passenger-returning-from-def-con-34-spoofs-delta-wi-fi-network-while-in-flight-using-pentest-tool-pilots-tell-ground-crew-to-alert-corporate-security-after-attendee-from-hacking-conference-brings-the-party-to-the-sky"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A flight carrying passengers who attended a cybersecurity convention reportedly had its Wi-Fi network victimized by deauthentication attacks while an 'evil twin' hotspot rerouted potential victims to a phishing website. While flight safety was never affected, it's unclear if any of the other passengers had their credentials stolen while in the air.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}