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How to check if your saved passwords were leaked in Chrome

Open Chrome Settings > Autofill and passwords > Google Password Manager and run Checkup. It lists compromised, reused and weak passwords. Change those on each website.

How to do it

  1. Open Chrome Settings > Autofill and passwords > Google Password Manager.

  2. Open Checkup. On some versions the button says Check passwords.

  3. Change the passwords it marks as compromised. Do that on the website itself, then let Chrome save the new one.

  4. Reused passwords are the next pass. A breach of one site exposes the others.

If Password Manager is empty, Chrome was never saving passwords for you. The checkup cannot see passwords that live only in your head or in another app.

Other ways to do it

  • Have I Been Pwned App

    Pick it if you want to know which breaches your email address showed up in, whatever password manager you use.

    Stick with this tip if your passwords already live in Chrome and you want the list of what to change.

  • Bitwarden or 1Password reports App

    Pick it if your passwords live in one of those managers rather than Chrome.

    Stick with this tip if you use Chrome and Android only.

Questions people ask

Does Checkup see passwords saved in other apps?

No. It only checks what Google Password Manager holds.

Which passwords should I change first?

The compromised ones, then any you reused on several sites, since one leak exposes the rest.

Is Chrome's password manager good enough?

For a lot of people, yes. A separate manager makes more sense if you use several browsers or share passwords with family.

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