Michael Clapsis, a 44-year-old Australian, has been sentenced to 7 years and 4 months in prison for conducting Wi-Fi attacks at airports and on domestic flights. He pleaded guilty to stealing sensitive information and will be eligible for parole in five years. The Australian Federal Police (AFP) announced the charges in June 2024 after an airline employee noticed a suspicious Wi-Fi network during a flight. Clapsis used a device called a Wi-Fi Pineapple, designed for penetration testing, to launch "evil twin" attacks. This technique involves creating a fake Wi-Fi network that mimics legitimate ones, tricking users into connecting. Once connected, victims were presented with a false login page requesting their email or social media credentials. Authorities seized the device, a laptop, and a mobile phone from Clapsis upon his arrival in Perth, uncovering thousands of personal images, credentials of other individuals, and records of fraudulent Wi-Fi pages on his devices. After the search, he attempted to delete files from an online storage account and tried to wipe his mobile phone remotely, indicating an awareness of the seriousness of his actions.