Google says “sorry” after a bug stopped Windows users from finding or saving their passwords. The issue began on 24th July and stayed till 25th July, before it was fixed. The problem, google said was due to “a change in product behavior without proper feature guard,” an incident sharing similarities with the recent Crowdstrike disruption.
The disappearing password problem affected Chrome users worldwide, causing them trouble finding saved passwords. Users even had trouble finding newly saved passwords. Google has fixed the issue now, saying the problem was in the M127 version of Chrome Browser on Windows devices.
Who were the victims?
It is difficult to pinpoint the exact numbers, but based on Google’s 3 Billion Chrome users worldwide, with the majority of Chrome users, we can get a positive estimate. According to experts, around 15 million users experienced the vanishing password problem. “Impacted users were unable to find passwords in Chrome’s password manager. Users can save passwords, however it was not visible to them. The impact was limited to the M127 version of Chrome Browser on the Windows platform,” said […]
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