New vulnerabilities found in IE: "cookie hijacking "

A computer security researchers found a Microsoft (MSFT.O) is very popular IE browser, a vulnerability that hackers could exploit the vulnerability information is used for identity theft registry sites such as Facebook and Twitter.

Who live in Italy, independent researchers Waluo Ta (Rosario Valotta) to such hacking technique called "cookie hijacking." He spoke of the use of the technology, said: "Any website, any Cookie files. Fully than you can imagine."

Wa Luota explained via e-mail, hackers can use IE on this vulnerability, visit the store in the browser's cookie data file, the file on the website are kept by the account user name and password.

Hackers Once you've mastered this cookie file, you can use it to access the same site, so Wa Luota called "cookie hijacking" technology.

The vulnerability affects all Windows operating systems for all versions of IE browser, including IE9 included.

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