cookie theft
Cookie theft refers to the unauthorized act of stealing or gaining access to someone else's web browser cookies, which are small files used to remember and store user information on websites, potentially allowing access to personal data or login credentials.
Requires login.
Related Concepts (2)
Similar Concepts
- browser exploitation
- clickjacking
- computer hacking
- credential theft
- crime prevention
- cross-site request forgery (csrf)
- csrf (cross-site request forgery)
- cybercrime
- data theft
- identity theft
- identity theft and personal data theft
- intellectual property theft
- password theft
- security exploits
- token leakage