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Hackers can steal your browser cookies to impersonate you.
A security feature in Chrome aims to prevent such attacks.
The feature ties your cookies to your device's own security chip.
Browser cookies store your login sessions and website preferences so that you can use your favorite sites more easily and seamlessly. But cookies can also be turned against you by savvy hackers who hijack them and use them to impersonate you on their own devices. A new security feature now rolling out in Chrome aims to prevent this type of threat.
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As described in a new blog post from Google, the anti-theft feature Device Bound Session Credentials (DBSC) is now available in Chrome for Windows. Enabled by default for all Google Workspace and personal Google accounts, this one is geared for both consumer and enterprise Chrome users.
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