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Popular password management solution 1Password said it detected suspicious activity on its Okta instance on September 29 following the support system breach, but reiterated that no user data was...
1Password, a popular password management platform used by over 100,000 businesses, suffered a security breach after hackers gained access to its Okta ID management tenant. "We detected suspicious activity on our Okta instance related to their Support System incident. After a thorough investigation, we concluded that no 1Password user data was accessed," reads a very brief security incident notification from 1Password CTO Pedro Canahuati.
The evolution of identity management away from methods requiring memory, lists and, yes, password managers, got help last month from Apple and Google, which have paved the way with multi-device passkey sign-in capabilities. "Our mission is to help people safeguard their digital identities and by doubling down on passkeys, we're providing users with both greater security and ease of use," said Steve Won, the chief product officer of 1Password, in a statement.
1Password says a recent incident that caused customers to receive notifications about changed passwords was the result of service disruption and not a security breach. The company first revealed in an incident report five days ago that the notifications were erroneous and linked to routine database maintenance scheduled on Thursday, April 27th. Today, 1Password chief technology officer Pedro Canahuati provided more details and said the customers' information was unaffected.
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How to unlock 1Password on a Mac We may be compensated by vendors who appear on this page through methods such as affiliate links or sponsored partnerships. They're also impossible to remember, and that's the whole point: You only need to know how to unlock your 1Password vault and then you can access all your ultra-secure passwords and use the 1Password browser extensions to auto-fill them in your web browser.
1Password is a password manager that allows you to store all of your passwords in one place. Most people resort to using the same password across several apps to avoid having to remember multiple passwords.
How to transfer data from LastPass to 1Password We may be compensated by vendors who appear on this page through methods such as affiliate links or sponsored partnerships. On this note, we bring you how to successfully transfer LastPass to 1Password without compromising your data.
How to import passwords into 1Password We may be compensated by vendors who appear on this page through methods such as affiliate links or sponsored partnerships. Which password manager should you use? The good news is that whatever password manager you start using, you can always migrate to a new one with more features and more security, such as 1Password.
1Password, the Toronto-based maker of the identically named password manager, is adding a security analysis and advice tool called Insights from 1Password to its business-oriented product. Clicking on the "Insights" option presents a dashboard for checking on data breaches, password health, and team usage of 1Password throughout an organization.