The article says that many popular websites "lack protection" against browser extensions stealing passwords.
How on Earth can websites protect themselves against malware which can access the same DOM APIs used by the website???
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I have a few problems with this article: https://www.bleepingcomputer[.]com/news/security/chrome-extensions-can-steal-plaintext-passwords-from-websites/ (behind CloudFlare)
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Just another reason to limit your browser extensions: https://vitonsky.net/blog/2023/09/01/malware-in-browser-extensions/

Of course, it's hard to know if a developer will give in and include malware in their extension.

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