If the passwords saved to the browser matches those on a list of leaked credentials, Password Monitor will send users alerts and prompt them to update their password. Microsoft on Thursday said that its next version of Edge (version 88.0.705.50) will generate alerts if a user password is found in an online leak. The tool, called Password Monitor, will check users’ passwords against a data repository of known, breached credentials. Over the past two years, major browsers (including Mozilla Firefox) have launched built-in tools for helping users identify passwords that are increasingly wrapped up in data breaches – and easily change them. Two major browsers –Microsoft Edge and Google Chrome – are rolling out default features, which they say will better help notify users if their password has been compromised as part of a breach or database exposure.Įdge and Chrome’s moves signify a bigger push by browsers to solve the big “password problem” plaguing the security industry.
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