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Microsoft Edge loads all your saved passwords, decrypted and in plaintext, into memory at startup. Google Chrome doesn’t—is it time to switch browser?

Microsoft has confirmed a “defense-in-depth change will come to every supported version of Edge” after initially refusing to ...

UPDATE: May. 6, 2026, 9:40 a.m. EDT This piece was updated to include a statement from Microsoft. Password managers are supposed to make life easier for users by remembering their passwords and ...

Microsoft is removing a major security flaw in Edge after researcher Tom Jøran Sønstebyseter Rønning exposed how passwords were stored in plaintext RAM.

While Microsoft originally said the plaintext password behavior was “a deliberate design decision,” the company has now ...

Microsoft Edge just stopped storing your passwords in plaintext - but you'll need the latest update ...

Microsoft has confirmed a “defense-in-depth change will come to every supported version of Edge” after initially refusing to ...

Most people know their passwords are bad. They reuse them. Make them too short. Use birthdays, pet names, or the same password with tiny changes across dozens of websites. And hackers know it too.

A security researcher found that Microsoft Edge loads all saved passwords into unencrypted memory at startup, keeping them exposed for the entire session even when they are not in use.The Latest Tech ...