Google Chrome may soon change compromised passwords for you automatically
Google announced today that it is bringing a new security feature to the company's Chrome web browser that informs users about compromised passwords and lets them change these passwords to a secure new password instantly.
All password checkers use a similar system: a database with leaked password hashes is used to find out if one of the user's passwords is on that list. If it is, it is considered compromised and it is then up to the user to change the password. The process is time consuming, especially if a password is reused. Users have to open the website of the service in question, find the password change page, come up with a new password, and save it somehow.