Researcher Shows Edge Browser Stores Saved Passwords in Plaintext

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Researcher Shows Edge Browser Stores Saved Passwords in Plaintext

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Researcher Shows Edge Browser Stores Saved Passwords in Plaintext

Thu May 07 2026

IAM

Privacy

Vulnerability

hackread.com

Cybersecurity expert Tom Rønning finds Microsoft Edge loads all saved passwords into computer memory as cleartext, making them easy for hackers to steal.