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Password managers vulnerable: 40 million users at risk of stolen data (www.pcworld.com)
submitted 2 weeks ago by throws_lemy@lemmy.nz to c/tech@programming.dev
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This vulnerability was discovered by security researchers from The Hacker News. The following password managers have affected browser extensions that are based on DOM (Document Object Model):

  • 1Password
  • Bitwarden
  • Dashlane
  • Enpass
  • iCloud Passwords
  • Keeper
  • LastPass
  • LogMeOnce
  • NordPass
  • ProtonPass
  • RoboForm
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[–] over_clox@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago

Indeed I was referring to what I'm more familiar with regarding the clipboard, Windows, more particularly XP era.

It's really neat and handy what all honest and local background services can do with an open clipboard, but yeah it's also a total security nightmare when used nefariously.

I don't know all that much about any newer versions of Windows, as I switched to Linux after the Windows 8 disaster came out.

I'm also not familiar with Wayland quite yet, though I've heard of it for a few years now. Anyways, I just play it safe and never copy any personal information into the clipboard, nor do I use a password manager, that's what I have good brain memory for..