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Pass-ta-key attacks steal passkeys instead of passwords (andreafortuna.org)
5 points by gsky 79 days ago | hide | past | favorite | 1 comment


"malware already present on a Windows endpoint take over accounts protected by Google-synced passkeys in Chrome"

breaking news! If you completely control a computer, you can completely control a computer! This means doing anything the computer can do, such as logging in with passkeys, and using "passkey sync" functionality to sync passkeys.




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