Attackers are compromising public Wi-Fi access points to alter their DNS settings, redirecting users to fraudulent login pages to harvest credentials. The article does not provide a CVSS score, specific affected software versions, a fixed version, or a technical workaround.
Home Hacking Public Wi-Fi DNS to Steal Credentials Criminals are hacking into public Wi-Fi devicesāat hotels, conference centers, and so onāaround the world and changing their DNS settings. The goal is to redirect users to fake login pages and steal their credentials. Tags: credentials , DNS , hacking , phishing , theft Posted on August 17, 2026 at 7:18 AM ā¢ 0 Comments Subscribe to comments on this entry Leave a comment Cancel reply Blog moderation policy Login Name Email URL: Remember personal info? Fill in the blank: the name of this blog is Schneier on ___________ (required): Comments: Allowed HTML <a href="URL"> ā¢ <em> <cite> <i> ā¢ <strong> <b> ā¢ <sub> <sup> ā¢ <ul> <ol> <li> ā¢ <blockquote> <pre> Markdown Extra syntax via https://michelf.ca/projects/php-markdown/extra/ Notify me of new posts by email. Ī ā Friday Squid Blogging: Searching for the Colossal Squid Sidebar photo of Bruce Schneier by Joe MacInnis. Powered by WordPress Hosted by Pressable