Chrome extensions can steal plaintext passwords from websites

A team of researchers from the University of Wisconsin-Madison has uploaded to the Chrome Web StoreĀ a proof-of-concept extension that can steal plaintext passwords from a website’s source code. An examination of the text input fields in web browsers revealed that the coarse-grained permission model underpinning Chrome extensions violates the principles of least privilege and complete … Continue reading Chrome extensions can steal plaintext passwords from websites