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Benedict Collins

PayPal patents new system to detect the theft of “super-cookies”

PayPal passkeys.

A new way to detect the theft of ‘super-cookies’ has been developed by PayPal, which has filed a patent on the method.

Super-cookies can contain authentication tokens used by two-factor authentication (2FA), and when stolen provide unbridled access to victims accounts.

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