{"id":388829,"date":"2022-01-03T02:24:41","date_gmt":"2022-01-02T23:24:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/experts-warn-against-storing-passwords-in-chrome\/"},"modified":"2022-01-03T02:24:41","modified_gmt":"2022-01-02T23:24:41","slug":"experts-warn-against-storing-passwords-in-chrome","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/experts-warn-against-storing-passwords-in-chrome\/","title":{"rendered":"#Experts warn against storing passwords in Chrome"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong>#Experts warn against storing passwords in Chrome<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Hackers are preying on people working from home for passwords stored in web browsers, experts claim.<\/p>\n<p>Keeping passwords saved in the likes of Chrome and Edge are pretty common practice and usually considered quite safe.<\/p>\n<p>They are designed to take the hassle out of remembering login details for every site you use.<\/p>\n<p>But now IT researchers are cautioning against using such features in any browser over a recent security breach that compromised a company.<\/p>\n<p>Bad actors <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ear to be exploiting the fact office workers in the UK and US are being forced to work from home amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.<\/p>\n<p>According to security experts\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/asec.ahnlab.com\/en\/29885\/\">AhnLab<\/a>, an employee working remotely fell victim as they used a VPN to access their company\u2019s network.<\/p>\n<p>The person was innocently doing their job on a device shared with others they live with, unaware it was already infected with a nasty piece of info-stealing malware called Redline Stealer.<\/p>\n<p>This led to sensitive account details and passwords from various sites being stolen, including information to access the company\u2019s VPN.<\/p>\n<p>Hackers then used it to login and pry on the private business data three months later.<\/p>\n<p>And worse still, the computer had antivirus software installed but the malware was able to get around it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAlthough the account credentials storing feature of browsers is very convenient, as there is a risk of leakage of account credentials upon malware infection, users are recommended to refrain from using it and only use programs from clear sources,\u201d AhnLab said.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/password.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Hackers have been reportedly been targeting people who work at home due to the COVID-19 pandemic.\" class=\"wp-image-20690225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/password.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/password.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/password.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Hackers have been reportedly targeting people who work at home due to the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Shutterstock<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Redline Stealer is pretty cheap and easy to get hold of on the dark web, which means it\u2019s hard to trace the incident back to a specific group.<\/p>\n<p>It costs as little as $150 to get hold off.<\/p>\n<p>The malicious tool first appeared in March 2020, right as the pandemic began to spread.<\/p>\n<p>It comes amid a huge spike in scams over the course of COVID-19\u2019s unwelcome arrival.<\/p>\n<p>Millions were targeted by COVID Pass scams conning people out of money and sensitive data, while phony jabs have also been rife.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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