Password managers: used to swear by browser saving, now I'm second guessing everything

For years I just let Chrome save all my passwords... figured it was fine since I had a strong master password on my laptop. Then about 8 months ago a buddy in a truck stop diner told me his brother got hit by a credential stealer that pulled all his saved browser passwords at once. So I switched to Bitwarden and set up 2FA on everything, even my old trucking dispatch account. Anybody else make the swap and feel like they dodged a bullet, or do you still trust the built-in browser stuff?

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brooke713d ago

honestly I think people overreact to this stuff. I've been using Chrome password saving for like 6 years now and never had a problem. The whole credential stealer thing sounds scary but how often does that ACTUALLY happen to regular people? Most security breaches happen because someone clicks a weird link or downloads something dumb, not because their browser saved their passwords. And honestly if someone has access to your actual computer to run a stealer, you've got bigger problems than just passwords. I still trust the browser stuff, it's simple and it works fine for me.

kevin_schmidt973d ago

Right there with you on this. I've been using the same Chrome password manager for probably 8 years and never had a single issue with it. The whole credential stealer thing seems more like a theoretical problem for big corporations than something that hits regular folks like us. If someone already has access to your computer to run a stealer, they could probably get your passwords a dozen other ways too.