Advertisers can use your browser’s password manager to steal data

Advertisers can use your browser’s password manager to steal data

Third-party scripts are capable of exploiting browser’s login manager to access user identifiers without their knowledge

Disable the browser’s password manager

The researchers have called on Microsoft, Google and Mozilla to implement a solution quickly, but if you’re worried, you can switch off your browser’s password manager in the meantime.

Source | Economic Times | 9^th January 2018

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