Browser autofill used to steal personal details in new phishing attack
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/jan/10/browser-autofill-used-to-steal-personal-details-in-new-phising-attack-chrome-safari
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.
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