Do you know what Google knows?

Posted on January 27, 2012 by Chris Jenkins

Have you ever “accidentally” done an inappropriate web search? Perhaps you found something via search a week ago and would like to revisit it on another machine. Either way, if you’re a Google user your web history is part of your account. I was wondering about figuring out what Google actually knows about me and found poof I realized that every search I’ve done since 2007 was archived.

For me this isn’t a good thing. This level of monitoring makes me a bit uncomfortable. I also started digging into what other information Google might have collected about me. While I know I shouldn’t be surprised I was, simply visiting Google Dashboard yielded information on accounts so old I’d simply forgotten them. Just like Facebook, my Google credentials has access to several other applications, and several applications had access to my Google account.

Still beyond all of this, the Web Search history was the most concerning. I found myself revisiting my Search History repeatedly questioning if I should delete it or not. All my searches are explainable (even if I shouldn’t have to explain them), but even more concerning is that it tracks all the links I’ve clicked. An index of this much information just doesn’t seem necessary, and honestly the risk of someone knowing my browsing habits is higher than I’d like to admit.

While I left the data intact, I do feel violated. It reminds me that nothing is actually free, and when you use a service you’re not paying for you’re most definitely not the customer. With all of Google’s recent changes (most not good IMHO) I question if I should continue to trust them with all of this data.

Tell me what you think. Visit your Google Dashboard. Did you find things you didn’t know about? Are your comfortable with the data being tracked?

Google Dashboard - https://www.google.com/dashboard/

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How to search Google

Posted on January 25, 2012 by Jacob Prystowsky

I’ve been using computers for a long time, and during that time some things have become second nature to me so that they’re instinctual reactions and understandings akin to walking, breathing, and levitating frogs. Sometimes, I forget what it’s like not to know how to do something. The most basic thing of all? Finding stuff. You know, with Google.

Step 1: You do use Google, right? If you find yourself typing “yahoo,” “bing,” “msn,” “ask jeeves,” or “lycos” in to your web browser, you owe it to yourself to switch to what the rest of the world is using — Google. It’s faster, easier, and just better than all the rest.

Step 2: Don’t ask questions. Computers are essentially stupid. They can’t understand natural language — that is, what humans do. They actually can’t understand anything at all, unless they’ve been programmed to or have a statistical model, and even then, it’s not real understanding. Since they don’t think, you’ll lead yourself astray by typing things like “where can I find the best local pizza?”

Step 3: Understand what they have in them. Search engines scour the Internet, and download all the content they find. They don’t really understand it; rather, they just have a big index that they store and search through. So…

Step 4: Be unambiguous and exact. If you live in Cleveland, the word “nearby” isn’t going to be much help. Remember step 3? The computer is stupid. Where is “nearby?” You’ll want to use “in Cleveland” instead — or better yet, just “Cleveland.”

Step 5: Put it all together. Search for exactly what you want, being specific and concise. Below are some good and bad examples. Take a look and you’ll see the pattern (because you’re a human, not a computer). Follow it, and you’ll have much more success in your Googling. (The others work the same way, but that’s the only search engine that matters.)

  • Bad: “where is the best pizza nearby?”
    Good: “best Cleveland pizza”
  • Bad: “how can I get to New York City?”
    Good: “Cleveland to New York City directions”
  •  Bad: “what time is it?”
    Good: “time”
  • Bad: “I can’t click on the button”
    Good: “button grayed out”
  • Bad: “where to find photoshop demo”
    Good: “photoshop demo download”
  • Bad: “you shouldn’t mix Tylenol and alcohol”
    Good: “mixing Tylenol and alcohol”

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Securing your Facebook login is easier than you think

Posted on January 24, 2012 by Chris Jenkins

Do you know who or what has access to your Facebook account? Have you considered the impact of your Facebook account being hijacked? I’m not talking about protecting your identity or privacy, just simply protecting your Facebook login itself.

With nearly 1 billion users, businesses know that potential customers most likely have Facebook accounts. It’s normally in the best interest of the business and the user to have a unified login (Login With Facebook) option on a website or application. As a user, the idea of a single click beats a long boring form any day. Over time the number of sites that are linked to your Facebook credentials grows, and before you know it hundreds of sites trust Facebook for permission to your data.

Don’t believe me? Just take a look by:

  1. Visiting Facebook
  2. Clicking on the down arrow to the right of home
  3. Selecting Account Settings
  4. Then clicking Apps from the menu on the left
This list of apps should concern you for many reasons, but for the sake of this post I’ll focus on one. Anyone who gains access to your Facebook account can quickly and easily see any applications linked to it. Having access to your Facebook account grants them access to several other accounts, and they don’t have to guess which ones. What was originally an annoyance to your friends just became access to your personal data. No worries though, you can take steps to keep people out of your account.
Just two jumps up from the Apps menu items lives Security. Find it and click it.
Facebook actually allows for some pretty cool security options. Once you’ve selected Security you are brought to a screen containing a number of tools to help protect your account from the bad guys.

Now that we know where to find the tools, let’s do a shallow dive into them:

  1. Secure Browsing – This option turns on SSL encryption (secure like e-commerce) while you’re using Facebook, this keeps prying eyes out of your business and protects you from simple hacks like the one I posted last week. Turn this on and keep it on.
  2. Login Notifications - Enabling this will allow Facebook to alert you when a new device connects to your account. You can choose to be alerted via email or text messages. The idea behind this is that if someone other than you is accessing your account via a machine or device you don’t trust, you’ll be notified. Again this is a good one to have enabled.
  3. Login Approvals – This goes a step beyond notifications and asks you to approve devices before log-in can occur. In this case, when you use a new computer or device to connect, a text message with a code will be sent to your phone. The device can not access your account until this text message is entered. Once Facebook confirms the code you will be asked to name the device so you can monitor it in the future.
  4. App Passwords - Certain applications like Skype use your true Facebook password to connect. This can be problematic for a number of reasons, and App Passwords allow you to create generated passwords for these outlier applications.
  5. Recognized Devices – This allows you to view and manage the devices you’ve granted access to your account. This only works if you’ve enabled Login Approvals.
  6. Active Sessions – This shows you the devices that are utilizing your Facebook account and allows you to end sessions for devices you don’t recognize. This works best when you have Login Approvals enabled but it can also be used when you accidentally login from an unknown location and forget to log-out.

The hardest part of securing your Facebook account is finding the settings. Adding layers of  protection only takes a few minutes and trust me it’s worth it. Just imagine the trouble you’ll cause for your friends when your account starts sending out phishing links. If you don’t like your Facebook friends enough to protect them, think about the harm you could cause yourself when all of your linked accounts are accessed. If these reasons aren’t enough to protect your account I would suggest selecting the last option on the security page, “Deactivate your account”.

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Getting more for less (INCREASE THE SIZE OF YOUR … Internet connection)

Posted on January 23, 2012 by Adam Mahle

For several years now, due mainly to the downturn in the economy, there has been a trend to keep what you have and avoid upgrading or changing things. I understand this mentality quite well – if it’s working for what you need, why bother changing? Especially if money’s as tight as it is. But, while sticking with what you’ve got may seem like a prudent move, it isn’t always the best way to get the best bang for your buck. Sometimes upgrading can actually reduce your costs, or give you more for the same cost. One such area in which this is especially true is with Internet access.

First off – it’s important to know what bandwidth is. Bandwidth is the measure of available data transmission/reception capability you have access to. (You can think of it like the top speed of a car — more bandwidth, able to go faster.) What this means to you as a consumer of bandwidth is that the more bandwidth that you have, the more data you can consume more quickly, and the less likely you are to notice slowdowns when multiple people/computers are using the same Internet connection. In the age of streaming video, online gaming, increasingly large file sizes, cloud computing, and so on, having appropriately as much bandwidth is a big deal.

For example, lets say you are in an office with five other people who share the same Internet connection. This single Internet connection probably seems fine most of the time, as you are mainly using it for email and to visit the occasional website. Sometimes, however, you notice slowdowns – like when you attempt to watch videos, listen to music, or attend a meeting online with a product like WebEx or GoToMeeting. The issue is amplified further when multiple people are trying to do these things at the same time. These slowdowns are generally caused by insufficient bandwidth on your Internet connection for what you are trying to accomplish.

So, here’s the big question: When was the last time that you looked into upgrading your Internet connection to one with more bandwidth?

Oh, I know what you are saying to yourself, “I haven’t looked because I don’t want to pay more than I already am.” But, the reality is that if you haven’t evaluated your bandwidth costs over the past few years, you are probably paying more than you should be.

Prices for bandwidth have reduced dramatically over the past five years – and speeds have increased significantly. If you haven’t looked into providers recently, it is very possible that you could double the amount of bandwidth you currently have – while reducing your pricing to half of what you are currently paying, and this is no exaggeration. It just takes a phone call or two — and remember, sales reps are eager to gain you as a customer if you’re shopping for better service and lower prices. Those few minutes on the phone could save you a bundle in the long run!

So, why are you still paying the same amount of money for the same amount of bandwidth you had five years ago? It’s time to look into an upgrade.

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Lifehacker App Directory

Posted on January 22, 2012 by Chris Jenkins

We all have gadgets and we all get bored. One way to quickly spruce up an old device is by adding a few new apps. Lifehackers app directory offers you app advice for about any device, including good old fashioned PCs. Save yourself some money and bring new life to your devices, buy apps not gadgets.

Lifehacker’s App Directory is a constantly maintained and updated directory of the best applications and tools for computers (Windows, Mac, and Linux) and smartphones (Android and iPhone). Want to make sure you’ve got the best of the best installed on your system? Simply click on your platform-of-choice below to get started.

via Apps News, Videos, Reviews and Gossip – Lifehacker.

Do you know of links to good App collections? If so post them below!

I made it rhyme. :)

Disclaimer: Kristen did not have a chance to review this, the above content or lack thereof is no representation of her skills. This was all me (Chris) and I’m sure I will pay dearly when she sees I posted without review again.

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Warning: Using WiFi Protected Setup Could Kill You!

Posted on January 21, 2012 by Jacob Prystowsky

Okay, maybe not kill you exactly. But I had to get your attention somehow. Sorry. Please don’t stop reading. I promise1 I won’t do it again.

Here’s the thing: Your router may not be as secure as you think it is, which could mean nothing… or it could mean that people steal your Internet access, documents, and identity.

Yeah. I know.

In the tight-knit community of white-, black-, and grayhat hackers, security professionals, cryptographic experts, and intelligence officials, a cryptographic “break” means something somewhat different than the colloquial use of the term. See, a security thingy (might be a standard, might be an algorithm, might be a combination lock) is either secure or it isn’t. Anything that degrades the security of the thingy such that it becomes more vulnerable than it would be otherwise is considered a “break,” and the thing itself is now considered “broken” — the assumption being, it’s only a matter of time before it affords no real security at all as the break is advanced upon and improved.

In the world of WiFi, we’ve got open networks and closed networks, the latter of which can be further subdivided into, broadly, ones secured with WEP, WPA, and WPA2 (ignoring the more technical subdivisions of those, too). The reason you care about your WiFi network’s security is that if you’re going to check your work email at the airport or look at, uh, secret engagement rings in private browsing mode at home, you don’t want some weirdo with a laptop and bad facial hair laughing manically while he rips off your information.

If you were looking at places safely to store a hundred dollar bill, an open network would be like the sidewalk outside a bank, WEP would be like the floor just inside the bank’s public foyer, WPA would be like the outside of the teller’s counter, and WPA22 would be like the bank vault.

Or so we thought.

You see, there’s a niggling detail: Generally speaking, “good security” and “easy to use” are concepts at odds. Sure, it’s possible to make something safe and easy to use, but it’s usually hard… really hard. That’s why bank vault doors are so damn heavy and good passwords are long and hard to remember. Because people — with good intentions, mind you! — wanted to make it easy for home users to set up secure WiFi networks, a little protocol called WPS, or WiFi Protected Setup, was developed. With WPS, all you have to do is push a button or type in a short PIN, and your network kinda “sets itself up.” It’s brainless, you never need to know a password, and it’s secure.

Oh yeah, I’ve got a bridge in Brooklyn for you. Honest. Cash only. Prepay. Come alone. Unmarked, non-sequential, small-denomination bills.

It turns out that WPS is a gaping hole in the security of an otherwise good, WPA2-secured network. See, if the only entry point to your house is a door, WPA2 is like the lock (and it’s a really good one), but WPS is like putting that lock on a glass door. It just kinda makes the lock irrelevant. Just like the only fix for your security conundrum is to pick a less translucent entryway, the only fix for WPS is never using it and disabling it from being used in the future.

The takeaway is this: WPS bad, evil; make panda sad. Disable it or you’re at risk. EOF.

Technical note for the curious on how this all works: The PIN for WPS is 8 digits, the last of which is a checksum, leaving 107 (10,000,000) combinations. Turns out when the wireless router is communicating during the PIN process, it tells the client about the validity of the first and second half of the PIN separately. The first half of the PIN has 4 digits (104 = 10,000 combinations), and the second half has 3 active digits (1,000 combinations), which means that keyspace is reduced to 10,000 + 1,000 = 11,000 combinations. PLUS, not times. Because it’s not really an 8-digit PIN, but more like two separate 4- and 3-digit ones. That’s a security reduction of 99.89%! Ouch. Brute forcing the PIN for entry can therefore be done in just an hour or two. Sure, access points could be modified to slow down or lock out too many bad attempts, but right now they’re sitting ducks. And the tools to do it are live and in the wild right now:

1: No I don’t.
2: In non-compatibility mode, i.e., CCMP, not TKIP. Hey, acronyms are fun!

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Nice try Steve, Scam Bastard

Posted on January 20, 2012 by Jacob Prystowsky

Some people in life are just scumbags. Avoiding them is half the battle, but when you can’t, knowing how to deal with them effectively is the other half. Just like you shouldn’t trust the smelly slob with the weirdly-stained AC/DC t-shirt at the bus stop with your credit card (even though he tells you he’s a “mage wizard” who can protect your credit report from “bad spells”), you shouldn’t trust Nigerians named Steve with your electronics, either.But I’m getting ahead of myself.The other night, I put on Craigslist an older camera of mine. I researched a fair asking price, took some photos, confirmed the listing, and after obsessively checking my email for a while for immediate offers, shut my laptop for the night. The next morning, I found a new email about the listing sitting in my inbox:

From: steve (peterform9@gmail.com via craigslist.org) To: Omitted

I am interested in buying your item.Get back to me with your firm price

Something about it rubbed me the wrong way. Maybe it was his insistence on haggling right off the bat, but without even making an offer. Maybe it was his abrupt and brief writing style, devoid of any questions or niceities. Maybe it was someone named “steve” having a “peter” email address. I googled the email address, and variations on his username, but nothing turned up, so I decided to look the other way and write him back:

From: Omitted To: steve (peterform9@gmail.com)

Hi, I’m asking $500, as both the camera and the lens are in perfect condition aside from normal usage. There is no damage to either.

In almost no time, I got a response, and the alarm bells in my head started ringing louder than a drunk frat boy’s ears after doing keg stands next to the bass at a house party:

From: peter scott (peterform01@hotmail.com) To: Omitted

Thanks for your reply toward my request to your item.i am very happy to hear that the item is still Available,i am buying it as a gift to my son, please send me a paypal invoice to enable me make the payment asap. I am paying you both the shipping cost and your cost price. and i will be happy if i made the payment to you, you go immediately to mail out the package to my son using USPS Express mailing to his address i am going to give to you after the payment. get back to me cause i need this item as soon as possible. Please do consider the item as sold as I will be sending out the payment immediately I received the requested information for the payment.I wait to hear from you soon.. Regards Steve

Where do we begin? Oddly enough, while the original email — to which I replied — came from peterform9@gmail.com, the response came from peterform01@hotmail.com. Did you catch that? Better yet, the name associated with the first account was “steve,” and the second was “peter scott.” Yes, from a “peter form” address. I knew something was wrong before I even opened the message. To the message itself: The first message was at least legible. This one was criminally infected with grammar, the writing equivalent of a bad decision with Tara Reid. And then the promises. What do you take me for, Steve? A drunk Las Vegas bridesmaid? I’m not an idiot. Sure, let me go ahead and just mail that to you. Never mind that you just tried to haggle me — I’m sure your promsies of a PayPal payment will come true. I would never dream that you would try to steal my account information, and take my camera too, to boot. I had a hunch. A hunch I could only confirm through the most devious and advanced hacking. That’s right, only through the application of my Mad Computer 5killz could this trail be taken to its fruition. Someone start the techno and break out the cube animations and TV station cassettes. L0pht, are you hiring?

More

That's right, I clicked "More."

Much More

Then I found out much more.

See, when you send an email, you transmit a whole bunch of other information along with it — like your IP address, crushed childhood dreams, and mail server. You just have to know how to find it. I found it:

X-Originating-IP: [41.206.11.15]

Because I know a bit about the Internet, the start of the IP range (the 41, that is) set my spidey sense tingling. But I pulled another trick out of my bag just to make sure. You see, every IP address resolves to a physical location somewhere. This one just happened to be the sunny seaside town war ravaged wasteland of Owerri, Nigeria. Nice try, Steve.

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iPhone apps to track your fitness & keep it fun

Posted on January 17, 2012 by Kristen Vitartas

Like many American’s after the turn of a new year, I’ve been hitting the gym hard-core this month. Actually, I feel that my chances of success are higher because I started hitting the gym hard-core before the new year (no failed New Year’s resolutions for me, thank you very much) and I’ve armed myself with several apps on my iPhone to help me through it.

I should preface this by saying that I was never the most in-shape person in this solar system (this was evidenced by me whining through and not even completing one spinning class), so these apps serve as much-needed inspiration and a major productivity boost for effective workouts.

Sometime between Christmas and New Year’s Eve, I started training for a 5k. I went through many 5k apps and running tracker apps before finally finding the ones that work for me. I’ve also thrown in a few apps that just make working out and tracking your health a little more fun.

iHeartRadio; free

iHeartRadio
I love downloading music from iTunes as much as the next person, but the cost can really start to add up after a while. iHeartRadio not only allows me to listen to local radio stations, but I can listen to any Clear Channel station across the country that is available on iHeartRadio. But wait there’s more! My favorite part about this app is the ability to create your own radio stations. Simply enter an artist or song and iHeartRadio creates an endless stream of music based on your request. Don’t like a particular song? No problem. Just skip it or give it the “thumbs down” and iHeartRadio will remember that and play less of the music you don’t like, and more of the music you do like.

This app makes for a free and different playlist every time.

Nike+ GPS; $1.99

Nike+ GPS
Before shelling out the money for this app, I decided to try the highly rated, free version of the iMapMyRUN app. The problem though? This app didn’t recognize my runs on the indoor track at my gym. I gave it an honest try, but after two runs that weren’t tracked, I saw an article highlighting the top fitness apps and Nike+ was at the top of the list. I don’t have the sensor in my shoe or around my wrist, but the app works perfectly for detailing my mileage, average pace, duration and calories burned.

Some other great features: You can also tag your run with how you felt during your run, the weather, the terrain and and leave comments in notes field. Need to challenge yourself? Choose to challenge yourself to run farther, longer, faster, or to even beat a previous record.

Nike+

I have yet to explore the Nike+ tag feature, as I’ve only used this for two runs, but if you have used it, I’d be interested in hearing your thoughts on it.

5k Runner; free trial; upgrade to full version for $1.99

5k Runner

There are a ton of 5k apps on the market, all promising to help you get off your couch and running a 5k in 8-9 weeks. And honestly, it’s all about personal preference when it comes to these. I’ve tried a few others before stumbling across this one, and it’s been my favorite ever since. Like other 5k running apps, this one has voice overs that tell you when it’s time to run and walk, but I also like the colorful chart that lets you easily see that workout’s progress. After completing so many runs, you earn fun badges and are even able to share your completed “wins” on Facebook and Twitter.

The previous three apps are all used simultaneously during my run. These next two I use on a daily basis to keep my health goals in check.

SparkPeople; free

Spark People

In conjunction with it’s free website, this app allows you to track your food consumed throughout the day, as well as your fitness. This comes in very handy at the gym when I want to remember the reps and weight of the strength exercises performed. SparkPeople has a large selection of food and exercises in their database submitted by the company and by SparkPeople members.

BodyMedia; free, however, you must own a BodyMedia Fit armband and have an active subscription to BodyMedia’s online service.

BodyMedia

I’ve owned my BodyMedia Fit for about a year now, and it has been an amazing eye opener to see how many calories I actually burn (or don’t burn). The screen shot above doesn’t show my calorie deficit correctly, because as you can see I didn’t enter any calories consumed for that day (I use SparkPeople for that), but I do love seeing how many calories I burned, how much moderate or vigorous activity I endured, the number of steps taken and how long I slept the night before. In addition to tracking how long you’ve slept, it also tracks your quality of sleep as well as determining between time spent laying down and actual time spent sleeping.

And lastly, check to see if your gym has its own app. My gym finally came out with one last week and it’s been especially helpful for looking up playroom hours for the wee one (no more excuses as to why I can’t go to the gym!), or if I were to take any, the class schedules.

I’m always on the lookout for new apps to make my life easier (and more fun), so please, shout out your favorites in the comments or hit me up on Twitter and let me know why you love it so much.

Disclaimer: I was not offered any kind of compensation by these companies for the review and promotion of their apps. In fact, they don’t even know that I exist.

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Unclutter and share your mind with MindMeister

Posted on January 16, 2012 by Chris Jenkins

As a visual worker I’ve struggled with the ability to collect, organize, and present my information in an efficient and effective manner. I learned early on that project management tools were complex and rather cumbersome for me. Drafting long documents was painful and business owners usually are too busy to do more than scan the information. Bulleted lists are fine but seemed to lack the appeal to really show off the benefits of an idea. Then I found a perfect fit for the way I work.

MindMeister dubs itself as an online mind mapping and brainstorming tool. While accurate, the description falls short of its real potential. You see, MindMeister allows me to work the way I think. I generate and document ideas, I flush out the idea and estimate resources, I gather information from business owners, and I present and manage these ideas as projects. I don’t have the luxury of sitting at my desk for all of these steps, in fact who knows when an idea will hit me. Regardless of location, device, or platform MindMeister is there and ready for me to document my brain with visual cues.

Granted I’ve used a number of mind mapping solutions, but a few key features make MindMeister the best for me.

  1. Online means I can connect from any device with an Internet connection
  2. Offline means I can connect to my mind maps even with my Internet connection fails
  3. Mobile support allows me to access mind maps from my tablet or smartphone
  4. Enhanced mobile apps dedicated to simply documenting ideas as they happen
  5. Collaboration allowing mind maps to be shared and modified with others
  6. Export for documentation and presentations

These are just my favorite features, and this short list barely scratches the surface.

As with any online solution, MindMeister comes with an array of pricing and service options. The basic service is free and will give you a nice taste of the product. After a few weeks I opted to go with the pro version with a fee of $9.99 per month. After almost a year I’m still happy with the price and the service.

For a quick overview of MindMeister watch this quick four minute video.

Note: MindMeister doesn’t give me any money or services for my rave review but if they had, I would have taken it.

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How I hacked your Facebook account via Shoemoney

Posted on January 12, 2012 by Chris Jenkins

If you’ve ever attended one of my OAS or association security sessions then you’re well aware of the dangers posed by public Wi-Fi networks. If I’ve said it once, I’ve said it a hundred times.

  • Know who you’re connecting to
  • Use SSL whenever accessing sensitive information
  • When possible use a VPN

If you’re a frequent traveler, the risk of this type of breach likely outweighs the expense of a cellular data plan.

This post from ShoeMoney does an excellent job of explaining just how easy it is to capture or access your personal information. Considering the ease in acquiring these tools and the documentation, one can imagine what a sophisticated hack may expose.

I know security is boring and nobody wants to invest time or money in it. Trust me and take some time, read the post, and you will think a little differently about “free” Internet access. If nothing else you’ll know how to protect yourself from these specific account attacks.

Every time you are using a public wifi network, password protected or not, you are shouting to the world your username and password to every website you use that is unencrypted.

Right now, as I write this, I am sitting in the denver airport. Its pretty much dead right now. I can see maybe 100 people in the entire terminal.

I just fired up FireFox with the FireSheep extension. Within seconds I have access to various peoples Gmail, Facebook, Yahoo, Hotmail. Amazon, Hotmail, and virtually every possible service known to man.

Keep in mind FireSheep is just a Firefox plugin (Google it) that has been downloaded millions of times. This plugin is totally passive network monitoring at its easiest. Its been pre-programmed to sniff for certain usernames of passwords for pre-defined sites.

There are TONS of tools that will show you a lot more stuff.

Please continue reading Jeremy Schoemaker’s original post How I hacked your Facebook account on Shoemoney for the complete details with screenshots.

Have you or someone you’ve known been the victim of a public Wi-Fi attack? If so let us know where it happened and what the impact was.

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