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    https://appleinsider.com/articles/21/12/28/lastpass-master-passwords-may-have-been-compromised

    LastPass members have reported multiple attempted logins using correct master passwords from various locations, but the company says that the recent attacks are a result of shared passwords gleaned from breaches of other services.

    Multiple users in a Hacker News forum have shared that their master passwords for LastPass appear to be compromised. It is unknown how the passwords have leaked out, but a pattern has emerged amongst users.

    The majority of reports appear to come from users with outdated LastPass accounts, meaning they haven’t used the service in some time and haven’t changed the password. This indicates the master password list being used may have come from an earlier hack.

    Some users claim that changing their password hasn’t helped, with one user claiming that they saw new login attempts from various locations with each password change. It is unclear how severe the password leak may be, or if LastPass is currently under attack….

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