PayPal Forges A New Patent To Detect “Super Cookie” Thieves 

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Super Cookies?

Super Cookies are large cookies that contain all information regarding Two Factor Authentication (2FA) tokens.

Full Access To Accounts

Steaking these super cookies can let hackers ger full access to the accounts of users.

PayPal Super Cookie Encryption 

PayPal has patented a new method of sequentially encrypting super cookies so that it can remain secure.

Encrypts Cookies On Multiple Storage Locations 

This technology tracks down stored cookies on your PayPal account’s storage locations across all your devices.

Two Years Worth The Wait?

Only time will tell how effective this will be since it was patented in July 2022 and was officially published a few days ago.