Security Boulevard

JULY 10, 2022

In both cases the readers used password managers to select strong, unique passwords for their Experian accounts. Twice in the past month KrebsOnSecurity has heard from readers who've had their accounts at big-three credit bureau Experian hacked and updated with a new email address that wasn't theirs.

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Krebs on Security

JULY 10, 2022

In both cases the readers used password managers to select strong, unique passwords for their Experian accounts. Turner said he created the account at Experian in 2020 to place a security freeze on his credit file, and that he used a password manager to select and store a strong, unique password for his Experian account.

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 30, 2024

On August 25, 2022, the password manager service LastPass disclosed a breach in which attackers stole some source code and proprietary LastPass technical information, and weeks later LastPass said an investigation revealed no customer data or password vaults were accessed. According to an Aug.

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 24, 2020

In cases where passwords are used, pick unique passwords and consider password managers. -Use 2-factor authentication, and require it to be used by all relevant users and subcontractors. -In

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Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 23, 2018

You might even take a minute to explain the perils of re-using passwords across multiple sites, and see if they’re interested in using a password manager. While you’re at it, ask your friends and family if they’ve frozen their credit files at the major consumer credit bureaus.

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Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

The password manager service LastPass is now forcing some of its users to pick longer master passwords. But critics say the move is little more than a public relations stunt that will do nothing to help countless early adopters whose password vaults were exposed in a 2022 breach at LastPass. . ”

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Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

In November 2022, the password manager service LastPass disclosed a breach in which hackers stole password vaults containing both encrypted and plaintext data for more than 25 million users. I’ve never been comfortable recommending password managers, because I’ve never seriously used them myself.

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