Pentesting Lateral Movement: Chrome Bookmark Extraction using Python

Pentesting: Lateral Movement Chrome Bookmark Extraction using Python

R. Eric Kiser

As a penetration tester, it’s important to gather as much information as possible about the compromised users or systems. A useful technique for moving laterally is to uncover the user’s frequently accessed resources by extracting their bookmarks from Google Chrome. With the obtained bookmarks, you can then use a script to collect information or, if you have GUI remote access, manually visit each page to see if passwords can …

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