Google Has Stored Some Passwords in Plaintext Since 2005

It happened again: Google announced today that it’s the latest tech giant to have accidentally stored user passwords unprotected in plaintext. G Suite users, pay attention.

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Google Has Stored Some Passwords in Plaintext Since 2005

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