HTTP Injector Apps Are Becoming a Popular Method to Obtain Free Internet Access

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HTTP Injector Apps Are Becoming a Popular Method to Obtain Free Internet Access
April 10, 2018
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"HTTP injector" apps traded in public Telegram channels are becoming a popular method of gaining free Internet access on mobile devices.
Such apps work by modifying HTTP headers on network requests with malicious code that tricks "captive portals" into giving the user access to the Internet.
HTTP injector apps hijack connections to "free" websites
HTTP Injector apps work by leveraging the fact that some captive portals allow the user to establish connections to some Internet sites included in "data-free" offerings.
"The initial connection to the data-free website begins the session, which can then be exploited using HTTP injectors to request SSH proxies to connect to the internet," Flashpoint says.
HTTP injector apps very popular in Brazil
Researchers say they've spotted HTTP injector apps shared on Portuguese and Spanish-speaking Telegram channels. The apps were designed to exploit captive portals of Brazilian and Colombian telcos (to a lesser extent).
Previously, hackers usually exploited flaws in telcos' own web or mobile apps to gain free Internet access, but these flaws were never long-lived, as telcos plugged apps sooner or later.
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