Google authentification cookies allow users to access their accounts without constantly having to enter their login details, however the hackers found a way to retrieve these cookies in order to bypass two-factor authentication. The Google Chrome web browser, which is the world’s most popular with a market share greater than 60 per cent last year, is currently in the process of cracking down on third-party cookies. Security researchers have uncovered a hack that allows cyber criminals to gain access to people’s Google accounts without needing their passwords. The researchers who first uncovered the threat said it “underscores the complexity and stealth” of modern cyber attack. Has security become so hard to be assured at more that 98% ?

