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Chrome says a saved password was exposed: what to change
Understand Chrome’s breach warning and change the affected website password.
Chrome warns when a username and password match known breached data. If the warning is for a bookstore login, change the password for that account. The match does not tell you that the bookstore itself was breached.
On a computer, open Chrome and select More, Passwords and autofill, Google Password Manager, then Checkup. Find the exposed login and follow Chrome’s instructions to change its password at the website. Google documents the Checkup path and advises changing the site’s password.
Changing the website password leaves a separate question about Chrome’s saved entry. These guides do not say whether it updates after the change or give steps to correct it.
On Android, Safety Check lists compromised, reused, and weak passwords. A weak or reused finding alone does not report a breach match. The guides do not establish those as the exact labels in desktop Checkup.