The new version Chrome 79 will now Alert You If Your Passwords Have Been Hacked.

Google has released a new version of the Chrome browser (Version 79) with real-time phishing alerts to warn users about malicious websites.

and improved better password protections in chrome.

The new version Chrome 79 will now Alert You If Your Passwords Have Been Hacked.

As reported by Google in its blogpost,

“When you sign in to a website, Chrome will send a hashed copy of your username and password to Google encrypted with a secret key only known to Chrome. No one, including Google, is able to derive your username or password from this encrypted copy,”.

The new feature was announced by Google CEO Sundar Pichai in a tweet, In addition to warning users about compromised usernames and passwords, the new update will also alert users when they visit a malicious website.

To help keep you safe online, @googlechrome will now warn if your username & password have been compromised when you type them into a website. We’re also enhancing phishing protections to be real-time on desktop to alert you when visiting malicious sites. https://t.co/XuStf4sKQP — Sundar Pichai (@sundarpichai) December 10, 2019

How does the Chrome New Password Protection Feature Work?

If you’re logging in to a website with compromised credentials, Chrome will display a warning notifying you of the breach. This only works with passwords that are synced and stored within the Chrome web browser.