The Australian Federal Police recently arrested and charged a man who used an 'Evil Twin' free Wi-Fi access point to steal data from victims on a domestic flight. 42-year-old Michael Clapsis now faces nine cybercrime charges for the alleged attack.
According to the official reports, The AFP's Western Command Cybercrime Operations Team of Data and Devices launched an investigation in April 2024 when it received a complaint from an airline concerning an unknown Wi-Fi public network identified by the in-flight employees. Upon his return to Perth Airport in the same month, authorities searched his baggage and seized his portable wireless access point, a laptop, and a mobile phone.
The AFP found the devices that had used fake Wi-Fi login pages through his fake wireless access point, which was used in Perth, Melbourne, and Adelaide during domestic flights and at the airport. The fake Wi-Fi pages required users to sign in using their email and social media login credentials, which were then stolen and stored.
