#Microsoft #Edge Stores All Saved #Passwords in Cleartext Process Memory at Launch
https://cybersecuritynews.com/microsoft-edge-passwords-cleartext/
"When the researcher responsibly disclosed the finding to Microsoft, the companyβs official response was that the behavior is βby design."
Brilliant demonstration of your priorities, #Microslurp. π
Edit 2026-05-22: After all, Microsoft seems to have fixed the behavior anyway: https://www.heise.de/en/news/Microsoft-Edge-No-more-plain-text-passwords-in-browser-process-11296842.html I still wonder why the initial reaction was as dubious as it was. Would the issue have been fixed without the media coverage of security expert opinions? π€
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