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Carriers pre-populate iOS 8 phones to automatically connect to their wifi signals. This hack involves spoofing official AT&T and Sprint wifi hot spots that th
by jay-saint 11y ago
Carriers pre-populate iOS 8 phones to automatically connect to their wifi signals.
This hack involves spoofing official AT&T and Sprint wifi hot spots that the carrier has forced you to trust.
This earlier bug called WiFiGate has a list of pre-populated trusted wifi networks. From the same group https://www.skycure.com/blog/wifigate-how-mobile-carriers-expose-us-to-wi-fi-attacks/ https://www.skycure.com/blog/wifigate-how-mobile-carriers-ex...
- BenTheElder 11y agoI don't use any iOS devices anymore but I have many friends that do, is there a convenient way to disable these preconfigured wifi hotspots permanently? Edit: according to the article you linked (under the consumers section), iOS has no interface for doing this. I find this pretty appalling.
- gambiter 11y agoYes, it does. You just choose the SSID and tap 'forget this network'. You can also disable the 'automatically connect' functionality. I 'forgot' the attwifi SSID long ago, and I have never had my phone try to auto-connect to one, even though they are everywhere. The article ignores this because it weakens the headline.
- 13 11y agoThe Apple store wifi is also on the default trust list.