Netflix accounts taken over in South Africa

• Cybercriminals are stealing Internet browser cookies from South Africans en masse and using them to bypass login screens for platforms like Netflix, YouTube, and Reddit.
• The cookies are being stolen through infostealers that infect users' devices via social engineering, allowing cybercriminals to hijack already logged-in sessions without requiring a password.
• The global impact of cookie theft is significant, with over 52 billion cookies leaked online and entertainment and social platforms being affected more heavily, according to NordVPN's research.