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June 15, 2015 08:43 pm GMT

LastPass just got hacked, so it's time to change your password

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LastPass, the popular password security tool used by consumers and companies to secure data, has been breached

In a message posted to its website on Monday, LastPass CEO Joe Siegrist revealed that account email addresses and password reminders had been compromised, but it's unclear how many users it affected.

See also: The Heartbleed Effect: Password Services Are Having a Moment

"In our investigation, we have found no evidence that encrypted user vault data was taken, nor that LastPass user accounts were accessed," wrote Siegrist.

The company is notifying users via email and requiring those logging in from a new device or IP address to verify their account through email (unless the user has multi-factor authentication enabled) Read more...

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