GOOGLE TO FIGHT COOKIE HIJACKING WITH ENCRYPTION KEYS FOR CHROME BROWSER

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Malware can hijack login sessions by accessing browser cookies. Google is trying to mitigate this threat with a new system called Device Bound Session Credentials, which uses encryption to prevent hijacking attempts. It will develop the system openly on GitHub as a public coding project. There is already a prototype of the system running as an experiment for some users on Chrome Beta. Google plans to kick off more trials of the system with website developers and users by the end of the year.