Data Breach

LastPass Data Breach

30.0M records exposed • August 2022

Hackers broke into a LastPass engineer home computer and used that to steal customer password vaults. While passwords were encrypted, the website names were not, revealing what sites people used.

What Happened

Attackers compromised a DevOps engineer home computer to access LastPass cloud storage. They stole encrypted password vaults and unencrypted metadata including website URLs.

Attack method: Targeted attack on DevOps engineer home computer

What Data Was Exposed

Encrypted password vaults, Account metadata, URLs, Unencrypted URLs

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What to Do If You're Affected

  1. 1.

    Change your LastPass master password immediately

  2. 2.

    Consider migrating to a different password manager

  3. 3.

    Change passwords for high-value accounts

Lessons for Businesses

  • Work from home expands attack surface
  • Unencrypted metadata can be valuable to attackers
  • Password managers need defense in depth

Sources

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