Cybersecurity Today

Hotel Wi-Fi Hijack, Six Years For A Snapchat Predator, Chicken on the hacking menu globally

July 27, 2026·11 min
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Hotel Wi‑Fi steals Microsoft 365 logins, ShinyHunters sextortion spam, and Chick‑fil‑A stuffed again Hotel and conference Wi‑Fi networks are being hijacked to harvest Microsoft 365 credentials by compromising captive portals and DNS, redirecting travelers to convincing lookalike logins and even abusing Microsoft's device code flow to obtain OAuth tokens in ways MFA may not stop. Plus, an Illinois man received 76 months in prison for phishing into hundreds of women's Snapchat accounts to steal explicit content and run a for-profit account access scheme. Also: a sextortion email wave impersonates ShinyHunters using real breach references while making fake device-compromise claims; ransomware disrupted Japanese frozen food supplier Nichirei shipments, affecting KFC franchises; and Chick-fil-A disclosed a June credential-stuffing incident impacting 13,322 loyalty accounts, resetting access, removing saved payments, restoring rewards, and adding free rewards as an apology. 00:00 Top Stories Intro 00:28 Hotel Wi-Fi Credential Trap 01:50 Public Wi-Fi Advice Debate 03:16 Snapchat Phishing Sentencing 05:18 ShinyHunters Sextortion Scam 07:09 Ransomware Hits Food Supply 09:16 Chick-fil-A Stuffing Fallout 11:12 Wrap Up and Sign Off

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