Hack Google Chrome Passwords

Be warned if you are relying on Google’s password-protected password storage to protect your passwords. The hackers have come up with tool to “retrieve” Google Chrome passwords. Of course, for that word “retrieve” read “crack”. The application allows anyone with access to your machine to hack into your Chrome password store and then access any and all sites to which you’ve set and stored passwords.

According to MyDigitalLife, “ChromePass v1.0.0 is a password recovery tool which aim to recover user name and password stored by Google Chrome web browser.”

All you have to do is run the ChromePass.exe file and it will reveal the origin web address, the action URL, Username, Password and even the time the password was stored. Apparently, it has a nice, well-designed interface. Here’s the download link for the Google Chrome password cracker, but I’m not vouching for its safety, so do your own virus scanning etc and stay safe.

The fact that Chrome has been out for a few weeks now and this password cracker has only just appeared is rather surprising. It’s emergence, once again, shows the inherent insecurity of storing passwords in your browser. A much safer way to store your tattoos, although maybe not quite as aesthetic is to have them tattooed on to your inner thigh (honestly, that’s not a recommended approach, you could lose a leg to identity thieves.