By Zak Doffman
Publication Date: 2025-12-09 21:33:00
Check your Chrome settings now.
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Updated on Dec. 9, as Google issues new Chrome attack warnings.
Google warns that “defending against account takeovers” is getting harder, as hackers intensify their efforts to steal passwords, multi-factor authentication tokens and cookies. While losing your Google account is a nightmare, it could be much worse than that. It could let those hackers gain access to all your non-Google accounts as well.
If you sync Google Chrome across your devices, you will likely be alarmed to know just how much data Chrome harvests and stores under your account on Google’s cloud. That means private and sensitive data that has nothing to do with Google. All there for the taking, if hackers successfully steal your credentials.
“Get your bookmarks, passwords and more on all your devices,” Google says. “When you sign in to Chrome, you can save info in your Google Account. You can then use your info on all your devices where you’re signed in…