Google Confirms Rising ‘Account Takeovers ’— Users Told to Check Chrome Settings

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Hackers are getting good at stealing your whole online life.

Google has acknowledged an intensification of cyberattacks leading to “account takeovers,” a nightmare scenario where bad actors grab your credentials, authentication codes, and even your session cookies. The tech giant is now strongly urging users to beef up their defenses, particularly by moving away from traditional passwords.

The convenience of having everything synced across your devices might be a double-edged sword. When you sign in to Google Chrome and enable synchronization, a massive amount of personal and sensitive data is copied and stored on Google’s cloud servers, secured by your Google account login.

Forbes reported that this synchronized ...