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Browser autofill used to steal personal details in new phishing attack

Posted by GuardChild Comments Off on Browser autofill used to steal personal details in new phishing attack

Your browser or password manager’s autofill might be inadvertently giving away your information to unscrupulous phishers using hidden text boxes on sites.

Finnish web developer and hacker Viljami Kuosmanen discovered that several web browsers, including Google’s Chrome, Apple’s Safari and Opera, as well as some plugins and utilities such as LastPass, can be tricked into giving away a user’s personal information through their profile-based autofill systems. Read more…

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