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On Monday, passengers aboard Delta flight 591 going from Las Vegas to Atlanta allegedly spoofed the onboard Wi-Fi, raising the attention of federal law enforcement.<\/p>\n

The incident came one day after the DEF CON security conference concluded in Las Vegas and was first described<\/a> on social media accounts that follow<\/a> publicly available air-to-ground messages, known as ACARS.<\/p>\n

According to the \u201cACARS Drama\u201d account, a message sent by pilots from the plane stated: \u201cNO 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.\u201d<\/p>\n

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On Monday, passengers aboard Delta flight 591 going from Las Vegas to Atlanta allegedly spoofed the onboard Wi-Fi, raising the attention of federal law enforcement. The incident came one day after the DEF CON security conference concluded in Las Vegas and was first described on social media accounts that follow publicly available air-to-ground messages, known as ACARS. 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