Google recently fixed a Chrome 79 bug of data loss for some Android Apps last week. Since then, some Indian users are receiving pop-ups of immediately changing their passwords on affected websites. The users are receiving warnings on laptops, desktops, and mobile screens after getting the Chrome 79 bug fix
The recent data breach has alarmed the big media houses and users that their passwords may have been compromised. The warning appears on the affected websites recently after the Google resumed Chrome 79 rollout with a bug fix this week. The exact notification reads as, “Change your password. A data breach on a site or app exposed your password. Chrome recommends changing your password for the site.”
It is advised to the users to change their password immediately if they receive such warning no website. The warning is appearing for the users living in India. A user reported having received the warning pop-up after trying to log into the Freshtohome website, which primarily deals with fresh and chemical-free seafood. Moreover, people from media received such warnings while logging into the portals.
A grave issue related to WebView popped up a couple of weeks ago after updating the Chrome to v79. In response, Google temporarily paused the update rollout until the problem was fixed.
However, the issue is now fixed, and the rollout of Chrome v79 resumed last week. According to the changelog, the latest version “resolves an issue in WebView where some users’ app data was not visible within those apps.” Google Developers forget to move the contents of local storage to the Chrome 79 directory that led to the dysfunction of the WebView feature.
