![]() While both types of autofill are vulnerable to attacks, autofill that does not wait for the user interaction is more sensitive because it may expose the user’s password in clear text to a site that the user does not intend without the user’s knowledge. Brave is an exception because it doesn't autofill to begin with, and Edge has a special Microsoft-only setting How Is Autofill Password Managers Vulnerable to Various Sweep Attacks? You can't even disable autofill in many Chromium-based browsers, including Chrome, Opera and Vivaldi. It's already too easy to steal saved passwords from web browsers in other ways. So how do you get around this? Well, first of all, stop using browsers to save your passwords, or at least sensitive passwords such as those for social media, email and anything that involves credit cards or financial transactions, including banking and shopping sites. It's important to complete this step, because password management services will help you to address this serious security flaw by first verifying the authenticity of the website that you are trying to log in to, and then require your input to fill in the credentials before safely logging in. Actually, if you use a password management service – which we highly recommend – then they will instruct you on how to disable the browser autofill. The easiest way to protect yourself is to disable autofill in any browser you use. ![]()
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