Beware! Hackers Can Steal Your Windows Password Remotely Using Chrome

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  1. Trooper

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    The fun never stops. Now I know what I will spend the rest of my day doing...
     
  3. Trooper

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    Same here.
     
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    The surprises just keep rolling on along don't they?
     
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    Don't know and don't care since I don't use Chrome.

    Here are the author's mitigation recommendation:
    http://www.defensecode.com/whitepapers/Stealing-Windows-Credentials-Using-Google-Chrome.pdf
     
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  10. Mrkvonic

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    And this is why using a local account helps - especially if it has its own (and potentially weak, why not) password that is not used anywhere online. Divide and conquer.
    Mrk
     
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