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The researchers noted, too, that nearly 40 percent of the credentials stolen by Torpig were from browser password managers, and not actual login sessions, and t
by jmatt 17y ago
The researchers noted, too, that nearly 40 percent of the credentials stolen by Torpig were from browser password managers, and not actual login sessions, and that the Torpig controllers may have exploited these credentials for between $83,000 and $8.3 million during that time period.
I am surprised that browser password managers are so insecure. This seems like a place that browsers could improve.
- zacharydanger 17y agoFirefox stores your passwords in plaintext unless you specify a master password (that has to be entered each time you open Firefox) to encrypt them.
- tjmc 17y agoProblem is that a simple keylogger could get that too...