Chrome Sync Increasingly Abused to Stalk Unsuspecting Victims

2026-07-16

Security firm Certo reported on a growing attack targeting Google Chrome users in which attackers with physical access to a victim's device sign in to the victim's account and enable Chrome Sync. This syncs browsing history and any saved passwords to the attacker's device without notifying the victim. The firm highlights the risk of this being abused for stalking.