{"id":1371,"date":"2024-09-17T11:34:39","date_gmt":"2024-09-17T11:34:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tsfactory.com\/forums\/?p=1371"},"modified":"2024-09-17T11:34:39","modified_gmt":"2024-09-17T11:34:39","slug":"hackers-force-chrome-users-to-hand-over-google-passwords-heres-how","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tsfactory.com\/forums\/blog\/hackers-force-chrome-users-to-hand-over-google-passwords-heres-how\/","title":{"rendered":"Hackers Force Chrome Users To Hand Over Google Passwords. Here\u2019s How"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Newly published research has revealed how threat actors are using a devious new technique to force Chrome browser users to reveal their Google account passwords out of nothing more than sheer frustration. The credential-stealing campaign, which uses malware called StealC, locks the user\u2019s browser in kiosk mode while blocking both the F11 and ESC keys to prevent them from escaping out of this full-screen mode. The only thing displayed on the browser screen while in this annoying and seemingly unescapable kiosk mode is a login window, most often for your Google account itself, according to the researchers.<\/p>\n<p>How Hackers Use New Annoyance Technique To Steal Google Account Passwords<br \/>\nThreat actors have used many methods of gaining access to precious Google accounts, the key to your Gmail inbox and the security treasures contained within, or your crypto-wallet passphrase. Recently we have seen malware using optical character recognition to grab crypto passwords, and another that targets two-factor authentication codes by tricking users into giving permission to read SMS messages, for example. But now there\u2019s a new player in town by the name of StealC, which uses perhaps the simplest yet most effective method of gaining access to Google account credentials: annoying the heck out of the victim.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/daveywinder\/2024\/09\/17\/hackers-force-chrome-users-to-hand-over-google-passwords-heres-how\/\">Read the Full Story Here<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source: Forbes<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Newly published research has revealed how threat actors are using a devious new technique to force Chrome browser users to reveal their Google account passwords out of nothing more than sheer frustration. 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