Warning about a new type of attack that could affect Google Chrome users
This is a form of phishing that simulates the login window that Chrome displays; We recommend enabling two-factor authentication
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Users google chrome browser Subject to attack “Browser in the browser” or BitB (browser-in-browser) When you try to sign in to a web page from a Google, Twitter or Facebook account, by the way
A Google browser user who wants to save time logging in to a website using a Gmail, Facebook or Twitter account may find The pop-up window (or “pop-up”) is very similar to the real one that gives personal data to a cyber thiefNot a trusted site, technically known as “Phishing‘.
According to the Android Police website, which in turn responds to the information published in The Register, the discovery was made by a researcher who on behalf of the user mr.d0x And after inquiring about possible ways of attacking the browser, he found a Its potential weakness and created a series of templates to do so Which was subsequently posted on Github.
These templates not only allow Re-create the login popup window, but also change its URL And thus complicate the task for the user to verify its accuracy, as he told Bleeping computer.
In this case, users are recommended Provide in advance where they access and to whom they provide personal data. In addition, it is possible Enable 2-step authentication To create an additional protective barrier.
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Source: La Nacion
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