Latest Cookies news

Google Chrome reduced cookie requests to improve performance

Google shared details on a recently introduced Chrome feature that changes how cookies are requested, with early tests showing increased performance across all platforms.
- Mayank Parmar
- June 05, 2024
- 06:20 PM
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PayPal files patent for new method to detect stolen cookies

PayPal has filed a patent application for a novel method that can identify when "super-cookie" is stolen, which could improve the cookie-based authentication mechanism and limit account takeover attacks.
- Bill Toulas
- February 25, 2024
- 11:02 AM
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Google: Malware abusing API is standard token theft, not an API issue

Google is downplaying reports of malware abusing an undocumented Google Chrome API to generate new authentication cookies when previously stolen ones have expired.
- Lawrence Abrams
- January 06, 2024
- 11:40 AM
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Malware abuses Google OAuth endpoint to ‘revive’ cookies, hijack accounts

Multiple information-stealing malware families are abusing an undocumented Google OAuth endpoint named "MultiLogin" to restore expired authentication cookies and log into users' accounts, even if an account's password was reset.
- Bill Toulas
- December 29, 2023
- 11:13 AM
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Malware dev says they can revive expired Google auth cookies

The Lumma information-stealer malware (aka 'LummaC2') is promoting a new feature that allegedly allows cybercriminals to restore expired Google cookies, which can be used to hijack Google accounts.
- Bill Toulas
- November 21, 2023
- 02:29 PM
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Okta says its support system was breached using stolen credentials

Okta says attackers accessed files containing cookies and session tokens uploaded by customers to its support management system after breaching it using stolen credentials.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- October 20, 2023
- 02:41 PM
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Brave browser to start blocking annoying cookie consent banners

The Brave browser will soon allows users to block annoying and potentially privacy-harming cookie consent banners on all websites they visit.
- Bill Toulas
- September 29, 2022
- 11:07 AM
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