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How Password Managers Can Get Hacked

Dark Reading

Password managers aren't foolproof, but they do help mitigate risks from weak credentials and password reuse. Following best practices can contribute to a company's defenses.

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Passwordstate password manager hacked in supply chain attack

Bleeping Computer

Click Studios, the company behind the Passwordstate password manager, notified customers that attackers compromised the app's update mechanism to deliver malware in a supply-chain attack after breaching its networks. [.].

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Do Password Managers Make You More or Less Secure?

Adam Levin

The problem isn’t limited to easily guessed passwords: a recent study of remote workers found that 42 percent of employees physically write passwords down, 34 percent digitally capture them on their smartphones, and at least 20 percent admit to using the same password across multiple work accounts. .

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Bitwarden vs 1Password: Compare Top Password Managers

eSecurity Planet

Users looking to increase their security without the burden of remembering all those passwords typically turn to password managers to keep their accounts secure. Vault health reports Directory sync Secure password sharing. 1Password is a popular business password manager that encrypts data both at rest and in transit.

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NortonLifeLock: threat actors breached Norton Password Manager accounts

Security Affairs

Gen Digital, formerly Symantec Corporation and NortonLifeLock, warns that hackers breached Norton Password Manager accounts. Gen Digital, formerly Symantec Corporation and NortonLifeLock, informed its customers that threat actors have breached Norton Password Manager accounts in credential-stuffing attacks.

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LastPass: Password Manager Review for 2021

eSecurity Planet

LastPass is password management software that’s been popular among business and personal users since it was initially released in 2008. Like other password managers, LastPass provides a secure vault for your login credentials, personal documents, and other sensitive information. When it was acquired by LogMeIn Inc.

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My Password Manager was Hacked! How to Prevent a Catastrophe

Bleeping Computer

A recent password manager breach sent a shockwave through the security community. No service is perfect, and that goes for password managers, so what can you do to protect yourself? [.]