Session hijacking
Have you ever played a game with your friends and one of them said, "I'm going to take over your turn!"? That's kind of like what session hijacking is.
When you use the internet, you have something called a "session" that keeps track of what you're doing. It's like a little passport that says "hey, this is me and I'm doing this thing right now." Sometimes, bad people try to take over your session and pretend to be you.
They do this by either stealing your passport (session ID) or tricking you into giving it to them. Once they have it, they can do things like buy things with your money, send messages to your friends pretending to be you, or delete important information.
It's kind of like if someone stole your toy and started pretending to be you with it, except the toy is your internet session and the pretending is them doing bad things. So, it's important to keep your session safe and not let anyone else take over it!
When you use the internet, you have something called a "session" that keeps track of what you're doing. It's like a little passport that says "hey, this is me and I'm doing this thing right now." Sometimes, bad people try to take over your session and pretend to be you.
They do this by either stealing your passport (session ID) or tricking you into giving it to them. Once they have it, they can do things like buy things with your money, send messages to your friends pretending to be you, or delete important information.
It's kind of like if someone stole your toy and started pretending to be you with it, except the toy is your internet session and the pretending is them doing bad things. So, it's important to keep your session safe and not let anyone else take over it!
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