Hackers stole encrypted LastPass password vaults, and we’re just now hearing about it

Dec 23 2022 by The Verge

 
Pictured: the encrypted vault with your passwords. | Illustration by Beatrice Sala

LastPass has a doozy of an updated announcement about a recent data breach: the company — which promises to keep all your passwords in one, secure place — is now saying that hackers were able to “copy a backup of customer vault data,” meaning they theoretically now have access to all those passwords if they can crack the stolen vaults (via TechCrunch).

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