DEF CON crowd suspected in fake-hotspot attack on Delta flight

I hope people realise this is the potential outcome for their skiddy behaviour.

https://www.afp.gov.au/news-centre/media-release/man-charged...

Earlier: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49265134

Is this really where our law enforcement should be spending its resources? I would say rescuing kittens from trees is a higher priority than this nonsense.

Also worth noting wherever we get a chance — the Computer Fruad And Abuse Act itself is nonsensical and must be abolished. There is no salvaging it. It must be repealed with no replacement.

I don't think the FBI has enough agents to play tech support to anyone who doesn't understand how wifi works.