Microsoft Edge saves passwords in cleartext ‘by design’ and researchers argue ‘this turns into a credential harvest’ on shared PCs
A Norwegian cybersecurity researcher recently spotted that passwords in Microsoft Edge are saved in memory in cleartext. Thus exposing all passwords to anyone that might wish to peek behind the curtain, providing they can gain access to the PC through other means, including a shared admin. The researcher, Tom Jøran Sønstebyseter Rønning, says, “Edge is…