--- title: "How Black Hat Use Cookies to Steal Your Identity" url: https://daily.dev/posts/how-black-hat-use-cookies-to-steal-your-identity-vdnrrxzpj source_url: https://infosecwriteups.com/how-black-hat-use-cookies-to-steal-your-identity-fe7b679dbe15 type: article source: "InfoSec Write-ups" published: 2024-12-08T10:01:46.451Z updated: 2024-12-08T10:01:57.360Z tags: ["security", "cyber", "privacy", "web-security", "identity-theft"] reading_time: 3 upvotes: 11 comments: 1 language: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # How Black Hat Use Cookies to Steal Your Identity **[InfoSec Write-ups](https://daily.dev/sources/infosecwriteups)** · 3 min read · 11 upvotes · 1 comments ## Summary Cookies are small files that store information about you, such as session details. Attackers can steal your cookies through methods like accessing your device, phishing scams, or purchasing them from third parties. To protect yourself, avoid using public networks, consider more secure browsers like Brave instead of Chrome, delete browsing sessions and cookies often, and limit the permission websites have to save your information. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Community discussion Top comments from developers on daily.dev. **@flaviomoreira** · 0 upvotes > Very confusing. ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Don’t just attend KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon, Merge Forward your experience\!](https://daily.dev/posts/don-t-just-attend-kubecon-cloudnativecon-merge-forward-your-experience--l0rpp73x8) · CNCF · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Announcing H2 2026 KCDs](https://daily.dev/posts/announcing-h2-2026-kcds-m96goajm1) · CNCF · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [Two months of Open Community Groups](https://daily.dev/posts/two-months-of-open-community-groups-asf52zhbs) · CNCF · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [CNCF Unveils Schedule for KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon Europe 2026](https://daily.dev/posts/cncf-unveils-schedule-for-kubecon-cloudnativecon-europe-2026-ikhcoa5cb) · CNCF · 2 upvotes · 0 comments - [CNCF Debuts KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon Japan 2026 Schedule](https://daily.dev/posts/cncf-debuts-kubecon-cloudnativecon-japan-2026-schedule-xp5pyudub) · CNCF · 1 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#security](https://daily.dev/tags/security), [#cyber](https://daily.dev/tags/cyber), [#privacy](https://daily.dev/tags/privacy), [#web-security](https://daily.dev/tags/web-security), [#identity-theft](https://daily.dev/tags/identity-theft) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/how-black-hat-use-cookies-to-steal-your-identity-vdnrrxzpj)