Google Chrome previews feature to instantly change compromised passwords

Google Chrome has announced a feature for its built-in password manager that it claims will let users instantly change passwords compromised in data breaches. Google Password Manager already alerts you when your credentials have appeared in a data breach, and partially automates the process of changing your password, but — until now — you still had to go through the steps manually for each of your online accounts. The Automated Password Change feature, announced at today's Google I/O keynote presentation, goes a step farther. It will apparently let you generate a new password and substitute it for the old one with a single click, without ever seeing a "Create New Password" page. The feature only works on participating websites. Google is currently in talks with developers to expand the range of sites that will support one-click password changes, with plans for a full rollout later in 2025. Automated Password Change was discovered as far back as February by eagle-eyed software diggers ... Read full article.