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Old 11-12-2014, 11:20 AM   #1
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LXer: Hack website password using WireShark


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This is the simplest hacking guide that works on any HTTP enabled authentication website. It even worked on Facebook (when HTTP was the authentication method). Who can do it? Anyone from any operating system, be that a Linux, Windows or Mac with Wireshark. The implications are massive, but do we even realize it in our everyday usage?

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Old 11-12-2014, 11:34 AM   #2
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"Hacking"

Sounds like it might be written by the 'tracer-tee' kid: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SXmv8quf_xM
 
Old 11-12-2014, 11:55 AM   #3
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Yes those are insecure. Login information should be transmitted over HTTPS.

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