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September 5, 2023

Experts Fear Crooks are Cracking Keys Stolen in LastPass Breach

This post was originally published on this siteIn November 2022, the password manager service LastPass disclosed a breach in which hackers stole password vaults containing both encrypted and plaintext data for more than 25 million users. Since then, a steady trickle of six-figure cryptocurrency heists targeting security-conscious people throughout the tech industry has led some security experts to conclude that crooks likely have succeeded at cracking open some of the stolen LastPass vaults. Taylor Monahan is founder and CEO of MetaMask, a popular software cryptocurrency wallet used to interact with the Ethereum blockchain. Since late December 2022, Monahan and other […]

September 22, 2023

LastPass: ‘Horse Gone Barn Bolted’ is Strong Password

This post was originally published on this siteThe password manager service LastPass is now forcing some of its users to pick longer master passwords. LastPass says the changes are needed to ensure all customers are protected by their latest security improvements. But critics say the move is little more than a public relations stunt that will do nothing to help countless early adopters whose password vaults were exposed in a 2022 breach at LastPass. LastPass sent this notification to users earlier this week. LastPass told customers this week they would be forced to update their master password if it was […]