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  • But a free program called Firesheep, released in October, has made it simple to see what other users of an unsecured Wi-Fi network are doing and then log on as them at the sites they visited.

    NYT > Home Page By KATE MURPHY 2011

  • But a free program called Firesheep, released in October, has made it simple to see what other users of an unsecured Wi-Fi network are doing and then log on as them at the sites they visited.

    NYT > Home Page By KATE MURPHY 2011

  • A free, easy-to-use eavesdropping tool called Firesheep has been downloaded more than 1 million times since last year.

    ABC News: Top Stories 2011

  • But now a programmer has released a browser modification called Firesheep that makes spying on certain information much, much easier - causing quite a stir in the computer world.

    canada.com Top Stories 2010

  • "Firesheep" is essentially hacking made easy, picking up on the cookies dropped by other users on an unsecured network so that someone using Firesheep can log in along with them into

    Firesheep: Why You May Never Want to Use an Open Wi-Fi Network Again - Kashmir Hill - The Not-So Private Parts - Forbes 2010

  • Butler's post on a hacking Web site said that as soon as anyone on the network visits an insecure Web site, their name and photo will be displayed in the Firesheep window.

    Firesheep: The cute, new password stealer Melissa Bell 2010

  • A TechCrunch reader pointed to a Firefox add-on that can block the Firesheep program.

    Firesheep: The cute, new password stealer Melissa Bell 2010

  • The somewhat menacing-sounding Firesheep was released by Seattle-based developer Eric Butler and is a Firefox program that works on Wi-Fi networks to capture users 'cookies.

    Firesheep: The cute, new password stealer Melissa Bell 2010

  • My hope is that Firesheep will help the users win, Butler said.

    Firesheep: The cute, new password stealer Melissa Bell 2010

  • No word if developer Eric Butler took inspiration from Carly Fiorina's "Demon Sheep" ad while naming his new hacker program Firesheep.

    Firesheep: The cute, new password stealer Melissa Bell 2010

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