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Google’s synchronized passkeys can be stolen in ‘Pass‑ta‑key’ attacks

medmalwarebytes_blogPublished 2026-08-05

<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><a href="https://www.malwarebytes.com/blog/how-to/2024/05/you-get-a-passkey-you-get-a-passkey-everyone-should-get-a-passkey">Passkeys</a> were supposed to make stolen passwords a thing of the past. No password to phish, no secret to reuse, and no string of characters sitting in a database waiting to be leaked.</p>

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Original source: https://www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/2026/08/googles-synchronized-passkeys-can-be-stolen-in-pass-ta-key-attacks