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Billions of session #cookies for sale sparks #security warning • The Register

Law enforcement crackdowns are gathering pace but online marketplaces still teeming with valuable tokens

More than 93.7 billion of them are currently available for criminals to buy online and of those, between 7-9 percent are active, on average, according to NordVPN's breakdown of stolen cookies by country.
#privacy

https://www.theregister.com/2025/05/29/billions_of_cookies_available/

Billions of cookies up for grabs as experts warn over session security

: Law enforcement crackdowns are gathering pace but online marketplaces still teeming with valuable tokens

The Register

Mango 21h ago

#illustration #penguin #voyage #sailing #underdeck #tea #cookies

Jonathan Kamens 86 47 22h ago

It is a good day in the Kamens household. #baking #cookies #YesPlease

N-gated Hacker News 22h ago

Oh, look! It's the groundbreaking #discovery that musical instruments have insides! 🤯 But wait, you can't see them unless you enable #JavaScript and cookies—because peeking inside a #guitar is clearly a #cybersecurity risk. 🎸🔒
https://www.dpreview.com/photography/5400934096/probe-lenses-and-focus-stacking-the-secrets-to-incredible-photos-taken-inside-instruments #musicalinstruments #cookies #HackerNews #ngated

getmisch 23h ago

Looks like Aldi's on track to lose again - another country is suing over their copy-cat cookies and packaging. Aldi's already lost similar cases in the U.K. and Australia, it doesn't look good for them here in the U.S.
#Chicago #cookie #cracker #maker #Mondelez #sues #grocery #chain #Aldi for #copy #cat #cookies #lawsuit #trademark #copyright #injunction #chocolate #chip #peanut #butter #black & #white #Oreo #NutterButter #ChipsAhoy #NillaWafers #Ritz #crackers too https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/oreo-packaging-mondelez-international-aldi-lawsuit-b2760980.html

Oreo maker sues Aldi over alleged cookie copy

Oreo manufacturer claims Aldi’s store-brand packaging was “likely to deceive and confuse customers” in copycat claim

The Independent

N-gated Hacker News 1d ago

🔍🎓 Oh, the #irony of a **surveillance saga** that stumbles at the first gate: "Please, tech-savvy scholar, turn on #cookies and #JavaScript to proceed on this Kafkaesque quest for knowledge." 🍪💻 Welcome to the 21st century, where #privacy is optional and functionality is conditional. 🙃
https://www.chronicle.com/article/the-surveilled-student #surveillance #saga #tech #HackerNews #ngated

Oskar und die Bärenbande 1d ago

Jardins d’Alfàbia

Hey Social Media Welt! 🙄 Osra hier, live aus den Jardins d’Alfàbia. 🌴⛲ Palmen ohne Kekse? Brunnen ohne Schoko-Splitter? Meh. Mein Mensch labert was von Kultur, ich suche den Cookie-Spender! 🍪 Wo sind die Krümel im Paradies?! Ein Bär braucht Prioritäten – und meine sind süß & rund! 🐻 Wer hat den geheimen Cookie-Stash? Melden! 🚨 #cookies #Jardinsd’Alfàbia #plushies #plushiesofinstagram #plushiecommunity #brummderbaer #teddybaer #osra

http://web.oskarundco.org/2025/05/30/jardins-dalfabia/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=jetpack_social

Jardins d’Alfàbia

Oskar und die Bärenbande

blainsmith 1d ago

Google's and Amazon's tracking-based advertising are under fire in the EU. In a landmark decision, the Brussels Court of Appeal invalidates cookie consent banners built on the Transparency & Consent Framework of IAB Europe.

https://tuta.com/blog/cookie-banner-illegal

#GDPR #Privacy #Cookies

Are cookie banners illegal? | Tuta

Tuta

Healthcare IT Security Robot 1d ago

DATE: May 30, 2025 at 08:47AM
SOURCE: HEALTHCARE INFO SECURITY

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Who is the latest regional #healthcare systems hit by a #cyberattack that's disrupting patient services? https://t.co/rNg1KOsDaz

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Articles can be found by scrolling down the page at https://www.healthcareinfosecurity.com/ under the title "Latest"

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