FBI Atlanta is warning that hackers are stealing netizens’ browser cookies to bypass the multi-factor authentication (MFA) security step and log into people’s email accounts.
The FBI Atlanta Division says “cybercriminals are gaining access to email accounts by stealing cookies from a victim’s computer,” presumably as part of a campaign targeting citizens of Atlanta, the capital of the US state of Georgia.
The attackers are after session cookies, or “remember-me cookies,” as the agency calls th
