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Warning: Hackers could take over your email account by stealing cookies, even if you have MFA (www.malwarebytes.com)

submitted 1 week ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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The FBI has issued a warning that cybercriminals are taking over email accounts via stolen session cookies, whether or not someone has set up MFA.

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Again? I remember firesheep, where you could grab them over the air from other computers on the same wifi. Wasn't this supposed to be solved by https?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 week ago

Yes, this is an ages old problem. I think people/malware are now stealing them from your pc