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

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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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[-] wizardbeard@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 1 month ago

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?

[-] ryannathans@aussie.zone 4 points 1 month ago

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

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