Posted by The Blogging desk on Fri, Nov 19, 2010 @ 03:00 PM
USAToday:
Firesheep -- a month-old Firefox plugin that anyone can use to sidejack your free Wi-Fi session -- is gaining attention in tech security circles.
Any time you use a free public Wi-Fi hook up -- such as those you find at Starbucks and many airports -- your risk of having someone sitting nearby commandeer your session is imminent. That's because most free Wi-Fi hook ups are unencrypted.