On Monday, passengers aboard Delta flight 591 going from Las Vegas to Atlanta allegedly spoofed the onboard Wi-Fi, elevating the eye of federal regulation enforcement.
The incident got here someday after the DEF CON safety convention concluded in Las Vegas and was first described on social media accounts that observe publicly out there air-to-ground messages, often known as ACARS.
In accordance with the “ACARS Drama” account, a message despatched by pilots from the aircraft acknowledged: “NO INFO AS OF NOW WE HAVE A BUNCH OF PAX THAT WERE AT A CYBER CONFERENCE IN LAS THEY WERE ABLE TO JAM OUR WIFI AND BROADCAST THEIR SIGNAL.”
