Chrome now alerts you when someone steals your password

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Chrome now alerts you when someone steals your password

Google released a new version of the Chrome browser last night with live phishing alerts and improved password protection. The new version 79 will now warn you if your password is stolen in a breach.

If you're logging in to a website with compromised credentials, Chrome will display a warning notifying you of the breach. This only works with passwords that are synced and stored within Chrome.

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In February, Google introduced this feature through an extension and later in October made it a part of the password check-up in your Google account. Now, the functionality is directly baked into the Chrome browser.

Google stores usernames and passwords compromised in data breaches in an encrypted strong hash format. It uses a special technique called private set intersectional binding to search your username and password in the breached database.

Along with this, Chrome will also warn you if you land upon a forged site that's designed for phishing. Google maintains an exhaustive list of phishing websites and updates it every 30 minutes. But, the browser'snew version will also sup



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