Update, Dec. 03, 2024: This story, originally published Dec. 02, now updated to reflect the 2FA-bypass security threat beyond Black Friday and Cyber Monday. The busiest period of online shopping, ...

Cookie theft threat: When multi-factor authentication is not enough Your email has been sent Multi-factor authentication (MFA) is a good security measure, most of the ...

A new exploit threat lets hackers access your Google account using expired cookies that contain your login information. The exploits, which were discovered late last year, target session cookies, ...

This Google Chrome browser extension attack compromised authentication cookies. Update, Dec. 31, 2024: This story, originally published Dec. 29 now includes an explanation of how 2FA bypass session ...

When the malware group Lapsus$ needed to gain access to systems compromised in recent breaches, it not only searched for passwords but also for the session tokens — that is, cookies — used to ...

A clever, new phishing technique uses Microsoft Edge WebView2 applications to steal victim's authentication cookies, allowing threat actors to bypass multi-factor authentication when logging into ...

“Cookie stealing” is among the latest trends in cybercrimes that hackers are using to bypass credentials and access private databases, according to Sophos. Typical security advice for organizations ...

An information-stealing malware called “Lumma” or “Lumma Stealer” has recently rolled out a new feature that claims to be able to restore expired Google authentication cookies. Lumma was first ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Over the past few years and particularly recently, you might have noticed a change when you browse the internet: Practically every ...