Point and click Gmail hacking at Black Hat

jmke · 3rd August 2007, 19:08

The attack is actually quite simple. First Graham needs to be able to sniff data packets and in our case the open Wi-Fi network at the convention fulfilled that requirement. He then ran Ferret to copy all the cookies flying through the air. Finally, Graham cloned those cookies into his browser – in easy point-and-click fashion - with a home-grown tool called Hamster.
http://www.tgdaily.com/content/view/33207/108/

jmke · 3rd August 2007, 19:09

just surf/use https://mail.google.com and you'll be fine

5th August 2007, 07:25

Just remember if you visit http://mail.google.com before you type in https://mail.google.com, then it is already to late.

3rd August 2007, 19:08	#1
jmke Madshrimp Join Date: May 2002 Location: 7090/Belgium Posts: 79,021	Point and click Gmail hacking at Black Hat The attack is actually quite simple. First Graham needs to be able to sniff data packets and in our case the open Wi-Fi network at the convention fulfilled that requirement. He then ran Ferret to copy all the cookies flying through the air. Finally, Graham cloned those cookies into his browser – in easy point-and-click fashion - with a home-grown tool called Hamster. http://www.tgdaily.com/content/view/33207/108/ __________________

3rd August 2007, 19:09	#2
jmke Madshrimp Join Date: May 2002 Location: 7090/Belgium Posts: 79,021	just surf/use https://mail.google.com and you'll be fine __________________

5th August 2007, 07:25	#3
Kougar Posts: n/a	Just remember if you visit http://mail.google.com before you type in https://mail.google.com, then it is already to late.