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Beware: Stop Using Autofill in Your Password Manager

Security experts discourage using Autofill and autocomplete features in browsers and password managers, mainly because autofill features can be exploited by hackers. FreeCodeCamp offers a good and simple explanation as to what can happen in Chrome in particular: “A hacker can hide form input fields on a web page, which Chrome will then fill in with your personal information if you opt to use its autocomplete feature.” So how do you turn off autofill? How to Turn Off Autofill in LastPass Click on the LastPass browser icon. Click Preferences. In the browser window that opens, under General make sure that Automatically...

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