SS-NEWS-063: Prehijacking Social Media Accounts, and Watching What You Type Before You Submit!

Episode 63 May 30, 2022 00:33:12
SS-NEWS-063: Prehijacking Social Media Accounts, and Watching What You Type Before You Submit!
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SS-NEWS-063: Prehijacking Social Media Accounts, and Watching What You Type Before You Submit!

May 30 2022 | 00:33:12

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Show Notes

In this episode, we discuss how attackers can prehijack your account on popular social media and other apps, and how a surprising number of websites watch what you're doing before you hit submit.  

Article 1 - Hackers can hack your online accounts before you even register them
Supporting Articles:
Hackers Can 'Pre-Hijack' Online Accounts Before They Are Created by Users

Article 2 - Thousands of Popular Websites See What You Type—Before You Hit Submit
Supporting Articles:
Awesome Gmail address tricks to get more out of your email ID

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