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ctippett • yesterday at 1:13 PM • 1 reply • view on HN

They wouldn't. A device like the Pineapple broadcasts its own copycat wireless signal and tricks unsuspecting clients to connect to it thinking it's the real one.

Edit: Holy moly we all jumped on this comment at the same time didn't we.


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jfyi • yesterday at 1:40 PM

> Holy moly we all jumped on this comment at the same time didn't we.

It's good to see push back against this narrative that is trying to develop that this isn't any kind of big deal.

This has been every machine on the internet compromised for at least 12 hours and probably some that are not going to ever get patched.

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