European Parliament's network hacked; public Wi-Fi shutdown, and it wasn't the NSA!

The European Parliament has shut down its public Wi-Fi network in Strasbourg after a hacker was found to have "captured the communication" between smartphones and tablets.

In a public posting to the European Parliament's internal IT email lists, the warning came after a man-in-the-middle attack was discovered that led to some staff mailboxes being compromised.

The Wi-Fi network is regularly used by visitors to the building, along with members of the media. The network shutdown will not affect staff and political work, as private Wi-Fi networks closed to the general public were not affected.

The shutdown will last "until further notice" as IT staff will begin installing certificates on all devices that staff use to access internal IT systems, including email.

From ZDNet