Chrome,Safari, Opera and extensions such as LastPass can be tricked into leaking private information using hidden text boxes, or developer findsYour browser or password manager’s autofill might be inadvertently giving absent 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, or as well as some plugins and utilities such as LastPass,can be tricked into giving absent a user’s personal information through their profile-based autofill systems.This is why I don't like autofill in web forms. #phishing #security #infosec pic.twitter.com/mVIZD2RpJ3Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com