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  1. Edge Decrypts Saved Passwords at Startup: Plaintext Memory Risk Explained

    Microsoft Edge is reportedly decrypting saved passwords at browser startup and keeping them in plaintext process memory during the session, a behavior publicized on May 4, 2026, by security researcher Tom Jøran Sønstebyseter Rønning and subsequently confirmed as expected behavior by Microsoft...
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