According to the expert, it is important that passwords for important accounts have a complex password and are known only to the owner. But storing them in files, especially on work computers, on your phone, in text notes on your computer, on post-it notes, and in browsers, is dangerous.
You should not store passwords in browsers because passwords for autofill are written in a special file that can be easily hacked by attackers.
“The password should be known only to the person who created it and should not be passed on to managers or colleagues during vacation. You can’t store this on a piece of paper, in a text file, in your phone notes, or in a browser password manager like Google Chrome. After you confirm the automatic saving of usernames and passwords in the browser, they are saved in a special file. Thus, attackers can access bank card numbers and CVC/CVV/CVP codes stored in the browser,” Mezhidov warned.
Source: Ferra
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