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Watch what you do online!
Cookiejacking takes advantage of browser issues in order to steal your online credentials while you visit websites. Although the scam sounds complex, since it involves you dragging and dropping items on your computer screen, it is possible to create games and tasks on a website that require the user to move images in order to see something, so there are plenty of ways to put the cookiejacking exploit into a game (like a dress-up game) that makes you put clothes or accessories on a character, when in reality you are creating a command that copies your online credentials and places them in a virtual mailbox of a program that is going to either take over your computer or steal your identity. What is at stake? For starters, someone can log into Facebook and Twitter as if they were you. If you have banking or financial information, you may be giving access to your online trading account, bank account, or other business information you want to be kept secret. Likewise, if there is anything in your online email account that you want to stay private, cookiejacking may make your dirty laundry exposed.
Notes and Special Information
Special note: Cookiejacking could either be today's overblown issue or a huge problem, or the door to a new and better malware exploit. Stay tuned.