May 23, 2011 09:05 pm
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Researcher Hijacks LinkedIn Profiles Using Cookie
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."Read more of this story at Slashdot.
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