Session hijacking bypasses authentication entirely
Attackers use stolen session tokens to access accounts without credentials or MFA. The attack happens after login, inside the browser.
Attackers use stolen session tokens to access accounts without credentials or MFA. The attack happens after login, inside the browser.
Session hijacking allows attackers to access accounts without going through the login process altogether. Instead of stealing credentials, they steal the session that was created after authentication.
Because the session is already trusted, no password or MFA challenge is required. The attacker inherits the user’s access immediately. In one incident, attackers used stolen session tokens to access customer environments, impacting 134 organizations and exposing data from over 18,000 users.
Session hijacking doesn’t involve a login event. From the application’s perspective, the session is already authenticated.
Most logs show normal activity. Requests are valid, authentication has already been completed, and access patterns may look legitimate. The only difference is where the session is being used, something many tools don’t track effectively.
Importantly, the moment when the session is stolen happens inside the browser. Once the token leaves the browser, the attacker can operate freely.
Push operates inside the browser, where sessions are created and used. It provides visibility into how sessions originate and where they are used.
Every session created in a Push-protected browser is tagged. If that session is replayed from a different browser or environment, Push detects the mismatch and alerts immediately.
Push can also identify behaviors associated with session theft and reuse, giving security teams early visibility into account compromise even when no login event occurs.
