LastPass users have claimed that their passwords are used in various places. Some of these login attempts were from activities unknown to members of the Password Keeper.
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In this photo illustration, a password login box is projected onto a woman’s face on August 9, 2017 in London, England. With so many areas of modern life requiring identity verification, online security remains a constant concern, especially in the wake of the recent wave of global hacks.
If this is true, it means that some hackers are hacking the service. This was revealed in a Hacker News forum, in which LastPass consumers shared their alarming experiences.
“LastPass blocked a login attempt from Brazil (it wasn’t me). According to an email I received from LastPass, that login was using the LastPass account master password. doesn’t look like a phishing attempt, ”one said. password manager users.
LastPass consumers complain about unknown login attempts
According to the latest report from Apple Insider, some LastPass consumers have complained that they have already updated their passwords. However, they added that it didn’t help them at all.
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In this photo illustration, the logo of the online password management service “LastPass” is reflected on the internal drives of a hard drive on August 9, 2017 in London, England. With so many aspects of life requiring passwords and login information, password managers are becoming more and more popular among consumers and businesses.
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Many users of the service have claimed that they receive notifications that their passwords have been changed multiple times by unknown activity.
At this time, the latest password and login issues are still unconfirmed as due to a massive data breach. LastPass has yet to release an official statement on this matter.
For the moment, many sources of information are already trying to communicate with the giant password manager. If you are one of the affected consumers, the best thing to do right now is to wait for new announcements from the tech company.
You can check out the latest Hacker News forum to see actual complaints from other consumers.
585 million compromised passwords confirmed by UK
Meanwhile, UK law enforcement has logged around 585 million compromised passwords found in popular cloud storage (not currently named by the agency).
Authorities said, “Have I Been Pwned,” the current leading credential verifier, also confirmed the passwords were broken. If you want to see more details about this report, you can click on this link.
In other news, Cohesity’s Security Advisor feature is expected to reduce the risk of ransomware. On the other hand, Alibaba Cloud has announced the release of some improvements over the latest Loga4j flaw.
For more updates on the LastPass breach and other security threats, always keep your tabs open here at TechTimes.
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