Chrome's password manager recently swallowed over 15 million passwords2024-07-29 17:28 by DanielaTags: Chrome
In a recent crisis, tech giant Google faced significant backlash following a critical glitch in Google Chrome that led to the disappearance of passwords for approximately 15 million Windows users. The incident occurred on July 24 and 25, impacting a wide array of sectors including medical institutions, airlines, and banks. Google issued an apology for the error and stated that the problem was isolated to the M127 version of the Chrome browser on Windows. This means that a quarter of all Chrome users were affected by the problem, around 15 million of whom actively use the password manager. When the issue first arose, Google offered a temporary solution that required users to enter an additional command when starting up Chrome. However, the problem has now been completely resolved and passwords can be fully accessed again. Although the password manager in Google Chrome is considered to be relatively secure, this incident raises questions as to whether it’s okay to rely on a single password manager. If you want to guard yourself against such issues, you should have a backup password manager. Read more -here-
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