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Warning over password managers that store passwords in plain text in memory

20 February 2019 • 3 min read

Passwords in password managers can be compromised using malware and memory forensics tools

Users of password managers have been warned that the tools, which are supposed to improve people's PC security, might contain flaws enabling passwords to be compromised. That's according to a re...

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