Hijacking web session cookies

Cookies are a small piece of data sent from a website and stored on a user's web browser while the user is accessing the website. The website can use a cookie to verify the user's return to the site and obtain details about the user's previous activity. This can include what pages were accessed, how they logged in, and what buttons were pressed. Anytime you log into a website, such as Facebook, Gmail, or Wordpress, your browser assigns you a cookie.

Cookies can include tracking history from users for long periods of time, including behavior on a website years ago. Cookies can also store passwords and form values a user has previously filled, such as their home address or credit card number. This is useful for businesses such as retail looking to provide a simplified experience for their consumers. A session token is delivered from a web server anytime a host authenticates. The session token is used as a way to recognize among different connections. Session hijacking...