Security Flaw Found

What I really hate is when news organizations just jump on hysteria bandwagon but never link to original article choosing to just regurgitate material they don't completely understand. Often useful information is lost in the process.

Original article is here:

Catching authTokens in the wild-Universitt Ulm

 

Agreed, way overblown.

 

still don't quite understand how this was labeled a "major" security flaw or whatever. After reading through it it doesn't sound like a huge thing. Using unsecured wifi comes with its own set of risks to begin with...