Microsoft Edge Found Storing Saved Passwords in Cleartext Memory at Startup
A new security finding reveals that Microsoft Edge loads every saved password into its process memory as cleartext the moment the browser launches. Even more surprising to security professionals is Microsoft’s official response to the disclosure, which states that this insecure behavior is entirely
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