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A phishing campaign active since at least June is turning hotel and conference center Wi-Fi gateways into credential traps for business travelers, according to cybersecurity firm ReliaQuest.
It is also complicated by how ordinary the attack looks: the hotel's network name appears as expected, unrelated websites load without interruption, and a traveler rushing between meetings may notice nothing until after entering a work password.
How the gateway compromise works Wi-Fi gateways control how connected devices reach the internet. Once attackers gain administrative access, they alter the gateway's Domain Name System settings.
DNS translates a website name into the numerical address that routes traffic to the correct server.
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