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WebSocket Security Attacks Explained (2026): Hidden Risks in Real-Time Web Applications Modern web applications are becoming increasingly real-time. Chat applications, online collaboration platforms, trading dashboards, multiplayer games, notification systems, customer support tools, and live monitoring platforms all need information to move between a browser and a server quickly. Traditional HTTP can handle many web interactions effectively, but applications that need continuous communication often require something more efficient. This is where WebSockets become important. A WebSocket creates a persistent, two-way communication channel between a client and a server. Once the connection is established, both sides can continuously send messages without requiring a new HTTP request for every interaction. This makes WebSockets extremely useful for real-time applications. However, the same persistent connection tha...