08-03-2022 08:14 AM
Other browsers can access saved passwords in Firefox. My case: When installing "Yandex browser", it transferred all saved passwords and cookies from Firefox without permission and automatically logged in to sites, even bypassing two-factor authentication. It seems to me that the Mazilla Firefox developers should store passwords more securely so that third-party applications cannot steal all passwords so easily.
08-03-2022 02:29 PM
Hi, you need to take an extra step to secure the local data file that stores logins. See this article:
https://support.mozilla.org/kb/use-primary-password-protect-stored-logins
In a perfect world, that would be enabled by default. But considering the numbers of times I've forgotten a password, I totally understand why that would be a problem for other forgetful users who have to start from scratch on building their saved logins again.