Compromised passwords after changing them in MacOS Bigsur 11.4

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Compromised passwords after changing them in MacOS Bigsur 11.4

After installing the latest MacOS 11.4 update, Safari showed a message of compromised passwords including my account one (along with others that I have already changed). I changed them one more time and it stills shows the accounts and the updated passwords as compromised. If I change a compromised password, it shows there as compromised still. Is this a bug or Apple is leaking all our passwords? I am still worried.

MacBook Air 11″, macOS 11.4

Posted on Jun 20, 2021 7:45 PM

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dominic23

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Jun 21, 2021 2:34 AM in response to javierormeno

Even though this is about iOS Safari, this applies to macOS Safari as well.

Section: Password monitoring

Safari securely monitors your saved passwords, automatically keeping an eye out for passwords that may have been involved in a data breach. To do this, Safari uses strong cryptographic techniques to regularly check derivations of your passwords against a list of breached passwords in a secure and private way that doesn’t reveal your password information — even to Apple. If Safari discovers a breach, it can help you upgrade to Sign in with Apple when available, or automatically generate a new secure password.

https://www.apple.com/ios/ios-14/features/

Try suggestions given in this article.

https://support.apple.com/guide/security/password-security-recommendations-sec7f0432063/web

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Compromised passwords after changing them in MacOS Bigsur 11.4

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