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Friday, August 24, 2001
http://www.nandotimes.com/technology/story/66683p-951721c.html Precautions urged for wireless Internet networks By BRIAN BERGSTEIN, Associated Press SAN JOSE, Calif. (August 24, 2001 7:28 a.m. EDT) - Schools, airports and hotels might want to look closer at the wireless Internet networks they have been installing as a convenience for the must-stay-connected crowd. A new program called AirSnort, released on the Internet this week, lets enterprising hackers easily grab passwords and other sensitive data as they are transmitted through the air - unless certain precautions are taken....
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