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How do you detect account takeover when the attacker uses a different device mid-session?

Session-based account takeover is hard to catch because the attacker rides a valid session token rather than logging in again. cside handles it by fingerprinting the device on every request, not just at login. When a session token that authenticated on one device is suddenly used from a different device mid-session, the 250+ signal device fingerprint no longer matches, and cside flags the session in real time, cookielessly, from one first-party script. Because it also detects VPN/proxy use and automated or agentic clients, it separates a genuine network change from a hijacked session handed to another device or bot.

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