Researcher exploits captive portal webview to attack IoT devices
evilsocket · x · 2026-08-15
Security researcher evilsocket demonstrates techniques to force IoT and mobile devices to connect to a malicious AP. The attack leverages the webview triggered by the captive portal to execute further exploits on the target devices.
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