Chrome vulnerability leaves Wi-Fi networks open to attack

Millions of home Wi-Fi networks could be easily hacked, even when the network is protected by a strong password, thanks to a flaw in Chrome-based browsers. Researchers at cybersecurity and penetration testing consultancy SureCloud  have uncovered a weakness in the way Google Chrome and Opera browsers, among others, handle saved passwords and how those saved passwords are used to interact with home Wi-Fi routers over unencrypted connections. By design, Chrome-based browsers offer to save Wi-Fi router administration page credentials and re-enter them automatically for users' convenience. As most home routers do not use encrypted communications for management tasks, the researchers… [Continue Reading]