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, ...

Each choice comes with implications for your online privacy ...

Multi-factor authentication is a great way to keep cybercriminals at bay, but some are apparently getting pretty good at bypassing this type of protection by stealing application and browser 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 ...

We have already seen what an Internet Cookie is and the different types of Internet Cookies. While Cookies are required for the proper rendering of web pages, there are some cookies, which you may ...

Cookies, also known as "HTTP cookies," are small text files that websites store on your computer to help track your activity. Most cookies are used to track what sites you're logged in to, and your ...

Every time you visit a website, you're asked to accept cookies. Most people click “I agree” without giving it a second thought. But those little pop-ups aren't just annoying; they also open doors to ...

This article is excerpted from HTML5 Developer’s Cookbook and reprinted with permission of publisher Pearson/Addison-Wesley Professional. The persistence of information in the visitor’s browser has ...

Practically every website you visit right now will ask if they can give you cookies. (Photo: Getty) Cookies are an inevitable part of being online. And, while websites giving you cookies is nothing ...

Chandraveer, a seasoned mechanical design engineer turned tech reporter and reviewer, brings more than three years of rich experience in consumer tech journalism to the table, having contributed to ...