December 28, 2021 07:54 pm
Original Link: https://tech.slashdot.org/story/21/12/28/1954230/lastpass-says-it-didnt-leak-your-password?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed
LastPass Says It Didn't Leak Your Password
Did LastPass get hacked? Gizmodo: Some users of the popular password manager recently received emails from the company warning them of suspicious login attempts that were utilizing their master password -- definitely never a great sign. Speculation soon spread that LastPass may have suffered a data breach that exposed users' credentials, thus allowing for the malicious activity to take place. According to LastPass itself, the answer is: We don't think so. When reached for comment by Gizmodo, the company provided us with a statement blaming the irregular activity on "credential stuffing" attempts by some unknown threat actor: "LastPass investigated recent reports of blocked login attempts and we believe the activity is related to attempted 'credential stuffing' activity, in which a malicious or bad actor attempts to access user accounts (in this case, LastPass) using email addresses and passwords obtained from third-party breaches related to other unaffiliated services.Read more of this story at Slashdot.
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