Wi-Fi hack creates 'no iOS zone' that cripples iPhones and iPads

Re:Wi-Fi hack creates 'no iOS zone' that cripples iPhones an... by jay-saint on Thursday April 23, 2015 @07:31AM (#9425979)

Carriers pre-populate iOS 8 phones to automatically connect to their wifi signals. This hack involves spoofing official AT&T and Sprint wifi hot spots that the carrier has forced you to trust.

This earlier bug called WiFiGate has a list of pre-populated trusted wifi networks. From the same group https://www.skycure.com/blog/wifigate-how-mobile-carriers-ex...

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Re:Wi-Fi hack creates 'no iOS zone' that cripples iPhones an... by BenTheElder on Thursday April 23, 2015 @07:35AM (#9425994)

I don't use any iOS devices anymore but I have many friends that do, is there a convenient way to disable these preconfigured wifi hotspots permanently?

Edit: according to the article you linked (under the consumers section), iOS has no interface for doing this. I find this pretty appalling.

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Re:Wi-Fi hack creates 'no iOS zone' that cripples iPhones an... by gambiter on Thursday April 23, 2015 @08:25AM (#9426185)

Yes, it does. You just choose the SSID and tap 'forget this network'. You can also disable the 'automatically connect' functionality.

I 'forgot' the attwifi SSID long ago, and I have never had my phone try to auto-connect to one, even though they are everywhere.

The article ignores this because it weakens the headline.

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Re:Wi-Fi hack creates 'no iOS zone' that cripples iPhones an... by 000086 on Thursday April 23, 2015 @08:35AM (#9426237)

Only possible when the wifi is in range.

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Re:Wi-Fi hack creates 'no iOS zone' that cripples iPhones an... by pbhjpbhj on Thursday April 23, 2015 @12:17PM (#9427725)

So first you need to spoof the SSID ...

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Re:Wi-Fi hack creates 'no iOS zone' that cripples iPhones an... by 13 on Thursday April 23, 2015 @09:53AM (#9426639)

The Apple store wifi is also on the default trust list.

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