Sidejacking

Cybersecurity - cyber attacks.

Sidejacking is a form of cyber attack in which an attacker steals a session cookie from a legitimate website visited by a legitimate client.

These cookies often contain usernames and passwords, and are generally sent back unencrypted, even if the original log-in was protected via https.

The session cookie is then used to gain unauthorised access to systems.

See also

• CEO fraud
• Cookie
• Cyber attack
• Cybercrime – A Threat And An Opportunity
• Cyber security: protecting your business and your clients
• Cybersecurity
• DDoS
• Hotspot sniffing
• Hypertext Transfer Protocol, Secure (https)
• Man in the middle
• National Cyber Security Centre
• Session cookie
• Social engineering