Session-hijacking threats
Session-hijacking attacks are a type of attack in which an attacker diverts the session of a user to their machine. In this process, attackers try to capture users' packets and hijack their active sessions by cracking encryption codes or altering configurations. Sometimes, these attacks are conducted on a large scale for illegal activities that lead to economic gains, including credit card frauds and e-commerce scams. Attackers make use of easy-to-exploit and common vulnerabilities and attack victims where they are unprotected (open networks). However, session hijacking is more complex than other exploits because it depends on the attacker's ability to crack encryption codes.
Today, there are different types of session-hijacking attacks that are performed based on the level of access the attacker has to the network. The most common form of session hijacking is IP hijacking, where attackers divert traffic by acquiring the IP address of the victim...
