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Infected with an Infostealer: How session hijacking cost me over LKR 94,000 and how Sampath Bank saved me when PayPal refused. Hey everyone, I wanted to share a recent cybersecurity nightmare I went through regarding session hijacking, both as a warning and to share how I managed to recover my funds. **The Breach (Infostealer Malware)** Recently, my laptop got infected with an Infostealer malware. Instead of just trying to log key strokes, this malware specifically targeted and extracted my active browser session cookies. With these stolen session tokens, the threat actors bypassed my login credentials and 2FA completely. They simply injected…

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