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Autofill Browser Exploit – Daily Security Byte

January 12, 2017 By Corey Nachreiner

It sure is nice when your browser quickly fills in your personal information into forms, so you don’t have to type it all, right? Or is it…

Today’s video talks about a new web browser autofill exploit released by a Finish researcher. Watch to learn how malicious sites might secretly steal your credit card info with this flaw.

Episode Runtime: 1:57

Direct YouTube Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zNt5zodvqAg

EPISODE REFERENCES:

  • Viljami Kuosmanen’s GitHub project and writeup on the AutoFill Browser exploit – GitHub
  • Tech Article on the AutoFill Issue – The Guardian

— Corey Nachreiner, CISSP (@SecAdept)

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