Malicious actors can gain unauthorized access to users’ online accounts via a new technique called « account pre-hijacking, » new research has found.
The attack takes aim at the account creation process that’s ubiquitous in websites and other online platforms, enabling an adversary to perform a set of actions before an unsuspecting victim creates an account in a target service.
The study was led

Malicious actors can gain unauthorized access to users’ online accounts via a new technique called « account pre-hijacking, » new research has found.
The attack takes aim at the account creation process that’s ubiquitous in websites and other online platforms, enabling an adversary to perform a set of actions before an unsuspecting victim creates an account in a target service.
The study was led