The recently released Firesheep tool, available as a Firefox extension, was designed to shine a light on the problem of websites that don’t protect user accounts from being hijacked and stolen when on ...

A researcher today released a Firefox plug-in that serves as an early warning system of sorts for WiFi users whose Web sessions are either at risk or have been already hijacked by someone running the ...

Want to hack someone else’s Amazon, Facebook, Twitter or Windows Live account in just one click? A Firefox extension called Firesheep claims you can by hijacking a person’s current user session over ...

A new Mozilla Firefox extension allows anyone on a wireless network to access user accounts on sites like Facebook and Twitter, raising concerns over the cyber security of Georgetown’s network.

Firesheep, the Mozilla Firefox add-on released about a week ago that lets you spot users on open networks visiting unsecured websites, has given creator Eric Butler more than his 15 minutes of fame.

HTTPS Everywhere can help protect you while surfing the web.Last month, a Firefox plugin called Firesheep was released onto the web. It allows anyone on an unsecure Wi-Fi network to see when another ...

Remember Firesheep . . . the addon that was so easy to use that even the clueless could successfully hack Facebook and Twitter accounts via Wi-Fi? In some scarier than your average security news, ...

Even if you were drunk and surfing at a Wi-Fi hotspot, you probably wouldn’t stand up and shout your username and password for anyone who might want it. But an attacker does not need to find out your ...