- NordVPN has published a diverted session alert function to prevent fraud attacks
- The new feature alerts users when their identification information is on sale on the Dark web
- It widens the already complete Protective Protective Pack
NordVPN has introduced new feature to protect users from the sale of their cookies on the Dark web.
The NordVPN’s diverted session alert function is the latest addition to its Protection Pro threat, a series of tools that improves online security by blocking malicious websites, trackers and advertisements and digitization of downloads for malware.
This decision sees NordVPN, noted the best VPN by the examiners of Techradar, addressing the arena in full swing of the “session of embezzlement”.
Session hacking is the new black when it comes to stealing your contact details. Rather than attacking ever more robust authentication processes, pirates adopt a different approach – while waiting for a user to end up authentication before stealing their cookies. They don’t hack how you get connected, but rather how you stay Connected.
Once again, the cybersecurity company seeks to strengthen its protection services against the point of hacking innovations.
NordVPN’s diverted session alert function
The diversion of session is one of the most dangerous threats that users are faced today, massively exposing users with serious problems such as financial fraud and identity theft.
The new NordVPN feature claims to stop the diversion of session in its tracks by monitoring the markets on the Dark Web and alerting the user in real time if their cookies are found for sale.
How? As users travel, the tool first checks if the web browser uses an authentication cookie. If this is the case, he then chopped the whole cookie, converting it into a cryptographic digital imprint without exposing its content.
He then compares part of the hash with a massive database of around 130 billion compromised cookies via Nordstellar, the NordVPN cyber-menace tool, which continuously scans the evolution of fraud threats.
When a threat is detected, NordVPN alerts the user directly in the affected browser tab and provides detailed instructions. “We immediately advise users to modify the passwords of compromise accounts and to disconnect from all the devices to which they have connected,” explains Domininkas Virbickas, Product Director at NordVPN.
Virbickas underlines that the protection of privacy is integrated into the basic design of functionality. “The system uses a hash -based approach where only part of the cookie hash is sent to our backend for scanning – complete cookies information never leave the user’s device.”
Currently, the rounded session alert checks the most popular websites, including the .coms of Reddit, Facebook, X, Instagram, GitHub, Amazon, Pinterest, Canva, Lenovo, Spotify, Netflix, Samsung, Asus, HP, Ikea, Youtube, Bing, Yahoo and Linkedin. Twitch (.tv domain) is also on this list, confirms Virbickas.
A new response to a new threat
The functionality occurs while attacks on the customer side by cybercriminals continue to increase. This is a type of safety violation that occurs on the user’s device, such as the browser or the mobile application, rather than on the server.
Using information flight tools and SQL injection attacks, pirates steal precious cookies containing session information, which grant access to user accounts even if they have used 2FA verification.
This is particularly worrying because cookies often remain valid for 30 days, giving hackers to act, using stolen identification information to transfer money or make unauthorized purchases via stolen sensitive data such as credit card numbers and personal information.
Given the speed with which criminals act, Virbickas recommends to users who receive alerts take immediate measures on the issue without wasting time. “The speed remains essential because the malicious actors work quickly to exploit the securities of stolen skills before the victims can react.”
The new feature is part of a widening of pro capacities of pro threats, with NordVPN with recently a scanner of cryptographic portfolio and improved protection of malware.
But there is also more in the pipeline: Virbickas reveals that NordVPN will soon launch a functionality that checks the URL in emails and alerts users on dangerous links. “It will initially work with Gmail, but we also plan to extend it to other messaging platforms.”
