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June 9, 2018 12:05 am
Original Link: http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/862gDNcB7jY/wifi-phishing-attacks-discovered-around-atlanta-city-hall
WiFi Phishing Attacks Discovered Around Atlanta City Hall
As Atlanta continues to fully recover from March's ransomware attack, new evidence discovered today by Coronet reveals hundreds of active Wi-Fi phishing attacks currently ongoing both inside of and in close proximity to Atlanta City Hall. From a report: The research also found attacks currently underway in Georgia's State Capitol Building, which is just a few blocks away. In total, Coronet identified 678 active threats within a 5-mile radius of Atlanta's City Hall. Specifically, Coronet has validated that an undetermined number of attackers are currently deploying advanced phishing techniques, including but not limited to Evil Twins, Captive Portals and ARP poisoning, in what is likely their attempt to gain unauthorized access to user credentials to cloud services that the government relies on for daily business operations and continuity.Read more of this story at Slashdot.
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