Password Manager Reports LastPass Breach, Says No Credentials Have Been Stolen

WASHINGTON: Popular digital password manager LastPass said hackers recently stole parts of the company’s source code and other sensitive data.

The company’s chief executive said in a blog post that the passwords of its users were unaffected.

“Our investigation has shown no evidence of any unauthorized access to customer data in our production environment,” CEO Karim Tubba said in the post, which was published Thursday.

LastPass, which counts more than 25 million users, works by aggregating hundreds of passwords consumers and corporate users need to log into their social media accounts, business networks, online retailers and more.

Security professionals routinely recommend using a unique, complex password for every website a person visits, so password managers like LastPass play an increasingly important role in keeping people’s data secure online.

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Compromising such a company’s master password—the password that protects the rest of the user’s credentials—has always been a nightmare.

That didn’t happen here, Tauba said.

“This incident did not compromise your master password,” his post said. The company advised users that no action is required.

Few other details were revealed about the breach. The company said the hack happened two weeks ago and that a cyber security firm was hired to investigate. The company did not immediately respond to a follow-up message.

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