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PYSKYWIFI: COMPLETELY FREE, UNBELIEVABLY STUPID WI-FI ON LONG-HAUL FLIGHTS

robertheaton.com28 min read

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A developer discovered a way to access the internet for free while clicking through an airline's Wi-Fi payment menu. This article discusses how they exploited this discovery to develop a tool that allowed them to access the full internet for free, albeit at a very slow pace. The exploit involves editing data on the developer's airmiles account to send and receive HTTP requests and responses.