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  Researcher Hijacks LinkedIn Profiles Using Cookie

  Posted: May 23rd, 2011, 10:42pm CEST by Unknown Lamer

  Tags:  security  

  mask.of.sanity writes "A security researcher has demonstrated holes in the way cookies are handled on LinkedIn profiles by hijacking profiles. The session cookies are sent over unsecured HTTP and remain active for up to a year."

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