LastPass Passwords Exposed for Some Internet Explorer Users

Even security protection companies aren't safe from web vulnerabilities

Password management firm LastPass, which stores passwords on a secure server online and can automatically log users into sites, confirmed a bug in its software on Monday that exposed some of its users' passwords. The vulnerability, which LastPass says would have been very difficult to exploit, only affected users running version 1.0.20 of the LastPass plug-in on Windows computers

"The scope of the issue is minimal, but privacy and security of our users’ data is paramount, so we prioritized releasing a fix," a LastPass spokesperson told Mashable via email. Read more...