Firesheep grabs that cookie, allowing nosy or malicious users to, in essence, be you on the site and have full access to your account.

Firesheep钻了这个空子，让爱管闲事的恶意用户基本上可以用你的身份上网并且完全获取你的账号。

youdao

"I released Firesheep to show that a core and widespread issue in Web site security is being ignored," said Eric Butler, a freelance software developer in Seattle who created the program.

埃里克·巴勒特(Eric Butler)是西雅图的一名自由软件工程师，他创造了这个程序。他说：“我发布firesheep是为了显示网站中一个普遍而核心的问题被忽视了。”

youdao

Strangely, neither company has communicated directly with its users to warn them about Firesheep and this vulnerability.

FORBES: Twitter's Response to the Firesheep Controversy

Both Twitter and Facebook are aware of the vulnerability exposed by Firesheep and are working on solutions.

FORBES: Twitter's Response to the Firesheep Controversy

Like the popular Firesheep tool released in October, the hack demonstrates the insecurity of wireless networks.

FORBES: Smartphone Data Vulnerable To Base Station Spoof Trick