Cybercriminals crave cookies, not passwords

source: https://cybernews.com/security/cybercriminals-crave-cookies-not-passwords/

Authentication #cookies establish an expiration time for your sessions with services. The token expires after some time, which may take minutes to months, and the user needs to re-authenticate. Malicious actors, having access to cookies and device information, no longer need to know passwords and security passphrases or have access to account recovery options.

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