Microsoft Edge decrypts every stored password into process memory the moment the browser launches and keeps them there as cleartext, regardless of whether the user ever visits those sites.

A security researcher has discovered that Microsoft Edge decrypts every stored password into process memory the moment the browser launches and keeps them there as cleartext, regardless of whether the user ever visits those sites. The finding, disclosed on April 29 by PaloAltoNtwks Norway at BigBiteOfTech, was uncovered by researcher @L1v1ng0ffTh3L4N, who systematically tested every […] The post Microsoft Edge Stores All Saved Passwords in Cleartext Process Memory at Launch appeared first on Cyber Security News.

  • EarlOfSam@quokk.auEnglish
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    16 hours ago

    I work with the elderly.

    They mainly use Windows 11, which has been having insane problems lately. Like… Basic operating system problems.

    I carefully explain that, no, they’re a trillion dollar company and they don’t care that it sucks. No, there’s no recourse. Yes, the expect you to toss it and get a new machine.

    They’ve (and all of us) have been pulled into this digital landscape that’s now expected of us, and it’s a janky piece-of-shit. And also how you get your Social Security checks.

    Sorry Grandma