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LastPass has suffered an attack in which they have obtained source code and access to company technology


LastPass has suffered an attack in which they have obtained source code and access to company technology



Today we have seen how Plex has been the victim of an attack in which they have stolen some user data, asking them to change the password as security. Well, it seems that the wave of cyberattacks continues to spread and has also affected to LastPass, the famous password manager. In the release They say that a couple of weeks ago they detected a unusual activity in the development part of LastPass.

Geeknetic LastPass has suffered an attack in which they have obtained source code and access to company technology 1

The company ensures that they have not been able to access their customer data or password storage, but have only been able to access the company’s source code and technical information. As a result of this activity, LastPass has hired an independent cybersecurity company to help them implement new measures that can prevent these attacks while offering greater security for their customers.

Geeknetic LastPass has suffered an attack in which they have obtained source code and access to company technology 2

Although the form of access through this compromised developer account has not been detailed, nor what type of code or technology has been stolen, the company assures that by not having accessed sensitive information no additional action required. In LastPass, the vault can only be decrypted with the data that the customer has on their device, so they can rest easy on that part.

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Article Writer: Juan Antonio Soto

Juan Antonio Soto

I am a Computer Engineer and my specialty is automation and robotics. My passion for hardware began at the age of 14 when I gutted my first computer: a 386 DX 40 with 4MB of RAM and a 210MB hard drive. I continue to give free rein to my passion in the technical articles that I write in Geeknetic. I spend most of my free time playing video games, contemporary and retro, on the more than 20 consoles I have, in addition to the PC.

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