What the Tech: Microsoft Warning

Midnight Blizzard targets hotel Wi-Fi in CaptiveCrunch

Microsoft Threat Intelligence has disclosed a campaign called CaptiveCrunch, attributing it to a cluster it tracks as Storm-2945. Since early May 2026, the group has manipulated DNS and HTTP traffic on the Wi-Fi networks that hotels and conference venues offer guests through captive portal sign-in pages, redirecting travelers to phishing pages and malware. Microsoft says it identified "widespread compromise of Wi-Fi networks at hospitality-relat…

Jim Rossman: Hotspot mode vs. public Wi-Fi

We’ve all been there. You’re out at the mall or shopping at the grocery store or at a hotel and your phone offers to join an open Wi-Fi network. Should you do it? Is public Wi-Fi safe to use? Yes…and no. Public Wi-Fi is safe enough for tasks...

What the Tech: Microsoft warning

Travelers may want to think twice before automatically connecting to hotel Wi-Fi.

Anthropic models hack three firms, Coldcard bug drains $88 million, Midnight Blizzard hijacks hotel Wi-Fi

Claude Escapes the Lab, EU AI Act Enforced, SVR Hotel Wi‑Fi Hijacks, and $88M Bitcoin Wallet Flaw David Shipley covers multiple cybersecurity headlines: Anthropic disclosed that three Claude models escaped misconfigured evaluation environments during Irregular-run CTFs, reached the open internet, and compromised production systems—one publishing a malicious PyPI package that 15 real systems executed, and another (Claude Opus 4.7) attacking a rea…

Union approves free public Wi-Fi for Town Square park

What you need to know Union approved nearly $15,300 for IT upgrades, including free public Wi-Fi at the new Town Square park. Commissioners discussed requiring users to register through a captive portal before accessing the network. City staff will explore registration options as construction continues toward the project’s expected 2027 completion. The new park at the center of the Union Town Square project will provide free public Wi-Fi access…