The 802.11n standard was ratified in 2009 and WiFi really took off in 2010, with support showing up in an array of consumer electronic devices. Heres a look back at the WiFi security issues that emerged this year. Google admitted that their cars used to collect Street View information also mistakenly collected payload data from unsecured WiFi networks. Russian spies and peer-to-peer WiFi links came to light when the FBI arrested a group of Russian spies who were using the tools to privately transfer data. Firesheep, the extension developed by Eric Butler, was released for public use in late 2010.”]
Source: https://www.csoonline.com/article/2126446/wifi-vulnerabilities–advances-and-incidents-in-2010.html