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Hackers Exploit Third-Party Cookies to Access Google Accounts Without Passwords


Monroe

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Just reading this, I have no Google accounts myself but could this happen with other accounts? I always delete cookies when I close a browser. If this is true and it reads like it is ... could be a game changer. Need to be more alert with banking and other such sites. I didn't see any mention of this already from last October.

Hackers Exploit Third-Party Cookies to Access Google Accounts Without Passwords

by Lucas Nolan / 9 Jan 2024

https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2024/01/09/hackers-exploit-third-party-cookies-to-access-google-accounts-without-passwords/

Security experts at CloudSEK have reportedly identified a new form of malware that exploits third-party cookies, allowing unauthorized access to Google accounts without the need for passwords.

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1 hour ago, Sampei.Nihira said:

There is no reason to keep third-party cookies enabled.

Agreed!  I haven't allowed third-party cookies in well over two decades.

My ONLY exception is strictly work-related where I need the following three exceptions in order for Teams to work (I use web-based Teams and not the Desktop App).

But even these delete themselves when I close my browser.

 

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14 hours ago, D.Draker said:

Google begins phasing out third-party cookies in Chrome.

Yeah, but they are gonna replace them with privacy sandbox. So Google is like we won't let others track you, because we will and give gathered information away for a price instead

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The developers now call it 3PCD.
In Edge the flag is this:

 

Test Third Party Cookie Phaseout

I blocked*** it even though by default it is disabled.....

***= I guess you know how to do that.....;)

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3 hours ago, Sampei.Nihira said:

The developers now call it 3PCD.
In Edge the flag is this:

 

Test Third Party Cookie Phaseout

I blocked*** it even though by default it is disabled.....

***= I guess you know how to do that.....;)

Unfortunately, this is not clear for an ordinary user.

''How to block third-party cookies in Chrome, Firefox, Edge, and Opera.''

https://www.digitalcitizen.life/how-disable-third-party-cookies-all-major-browsers/

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1 hour ago, Karla Sleutel said:

Unfortunately, this is not clear for an ordinary user.

''How to block third-party cookies in Chrome, Firefox, Edge, and Opera.''

https://www.digitalcitizen.life/how-disable-third-party-cookies-all-major-browsers/

In my post I didn't write how to block third-party cookies. I wrote that I blocked that flag (therefore that feature that I don't like being enabled without my consent) which is already disabled by default.

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