Security News > 2019 > February > Flawed password managers allow malware to steal passwords from computer memory

The most widely used password managers sport fundamental vulnerabilities that could allow malware to steal the master password or other passwords stored by the software directly from the computer’s memory, researchers with Independent Security Evaluators (ISE) have found. The findings They tested the 1Password, Dashlane, KeePass and LastPass password manager applications for Windows, which are collectively used by 60 million users and 93,000 businesses worldwide. They reverse engineered each software package to evaluate its handling … More → The post Flawed password managers allow malware to steal passwords from computer memory appeared first on Help Net Security.

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