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Evil Xfinity WiFi access point proof-of-concept for fun, profit and Comcast chaos

A proof-of-concept evil xfinitywifi access point could potentially help attackers with widespread MITM attacks aimed at Comcast customers. Comcast’s plan to use customers routers to create a mesh of public Wi-Fi will result in about 8 million hotspots in 19 of the largest U.S. cities. A user who was tricked into connecting to a WiFi Pineapple would see what appears to be a legitimate Comcast Xfinity WiFi splash page that says to please log in to continue followed by a sign-in button. Doing so would mean everything youre doing is going to the attacker.”]

Source: https://www.csoonline.com/article/2365365/evil-xfinity-wifi-access-point-poc-xfinity-pineapple-for-fun-profit-comcast-chaos.html

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