Cookiejacking is the process which hackers access a data file stored inside the browser known as a "cookie," which holds the login name and password to a web account.
According to the new research, this is considered as Microsoft latest security risk. This information was revealed by Rosario Valotta, an independent Internet security researcher based in Italy. I do not know if this study was tested in the other browser. It was not stated if the other browsers are also vulnerable in this kind of attack.
If the other browser are safe from cookejacking, I think we don't have to worry this treat. Most of the internet users nowadays do not use internet explorer anymore. It is been a long time that we knew that this browser sucks in any way compared to the other browsers. If it is not included during the installation Microsoft Windows operating systems, I will not install this in my computer.
Microsoft said there is little risk a hacker could succeed in a real-world cookiejacking scam.
According to Microsoft spokesman Jerry Bryant. "In order to possibly be impacted a user must visit a malicious website, be convinced to click and drag items around the page and the attacker would need to target a cookie from the website that the user was already logged into."
One thing is for sure, cookie can be hijacked and internet explorer is vulnerable to it.
If the other browser are safe from cookejacking, I think we don't have to worry this treat. Most of the internet users nowadays do not use internet explorer anymore. It is been a long time that we knew that this browser sucks in any way compared to the other browsers. If it is not included during the installation Microsoft Windows operating systems, I will not install this in my computer.
Microsoft said there is little risk a hacker could succeed in a real-world cookiejacking scam.
According to Microsoft spokesman Jerry Bryant. "In order to possibly be impacted a user must visit a malicious website, be convinced to click and drag items around the page and the attacker would need to target a cookie from the website that the user was already logged into."
One thing is for sure, cookie can be hijacked and internet explorer is vulnerable to it.
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