Autofill in password managers can allow login credentials to be stolen

Re:Autofill in password managers can allow login credentials... by NavinF on Tuesday July 27, 2021 @04:44AM (#27970104)

If someone sees a list of site/user/pass, wouldn't they take a photo of it instead of stealing the entire notebook? It just seems like the obvious thing to do.

>They are probably located in the vicinity of your neighbourhood and have rocked up to your home, and will not evade capture for long. They will likely leave DNA

Did you get that from CSI: Miami? Nobody is gonna collect DNA samples just because some stuff went missing in your home. The cops will file a report and tell you to file an insurance claim.

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Re:Autofill in password managers can allow login credentials... by mjthompson on Tuesday July 27, 2021 @05:22AM (#27970358)

Burglars are in and out in a matter of minutes. There's no way they're standing there taking photographs. Like I said, they want money (and easily hocked valuables). No street criminal is interested in your Google Account login.

Australian here. When my house was broken into Police forensics came that afternoon and fingerprint dusted all points of entry and lifted prints. Do they not do this in your jurisdiction? I have just realised DNA is probably poor shorthand for that.

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Re:Autofill in password managers can allow login credentials... by emodendroket on Tuesday July 27, 2021 @07:55AM (#27971347)

Honestly the American cops are unlikely to bother with that. But still, I agree that a burglar is unlikely to bother with your password notebook.

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