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LastPass source code breach - do we still recommend password managers? DOUG. That's important to point out, because a lot of people, I think, who don't understand how password managers work - and I wasn't totally clear on this either as you write in the article, your local machine is doing the heavy lifting, and all the decoding is done *on your local machine*, so LastPass doesn't actually have access to any of the things you're trying to protect anyway.

As you no doubt already know, because the story has been all over the news and social media recently, the widely-known and widely-used password manager LastPass last week reported a security breach. We regularly recommend our readers and podcast listeners to consider using a password manager, even though we've also written up numerous security blunders in password manager tools over the years.

"An unauthorized party gained access to portions of the LastPass development environment through a single compromised developer account and took portions of source code and some proprietary LastPass technical information," the makers of the popular password manager LastPass announced on Thursday, but reassured users that the Master Passwords securing their password vaults are safe. LastPass says that they detected the breach two weeks ago, but that they haven't discovered evidence of the attacker gaining access to customer data in their production environment or encrypted password vaults.

Password management service LastPass confirmed a security incident that resulted in the theft of certain source code and technical information. The security breach is said to have occurred two weeks ago, targeting its development environment.

Internal source code and documents have been stolen from LastPass by a cyber-thief. The password manager maker said on Thursday that someone broke into one of its developer's accounts, and used that gained access to proprietary data.

Password management firm LastPass was hacked two weeks ago, allowing threat actors to steal the company's source code and proprietary technical information.After requests for information, LastPass released a security advisory today confirming that the company was breached through a compromised developer account that was used to access the company's developer environment.

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LastPass's Premium Plan keeps your digital life secure and at your fingertips with management for an unlimited number of passwords and seamless access across all of your devices. Password managers are a far better alternative to jotting down your passwords in a notebook in your desk drawer, but with so many to choose from, it can feel like a task in itself to simply find the right one for you.

Many LastPass users report that their master passwords have been compromised after receiving email warnings that someone tried to use it to log into their accounts from unknown locations. Reports of compromised LastPass master passwords are streaming in via multiple social media sites and online platforms, including Twitter, Reddit, and Hacker News.