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Re: Ask HN: How did my LastPass master password get leaked?

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Reading the comments here there's one possibility that I haven't seen mentioned in that there may be an issue with lastpass allowing some level of access into people's accounts without actually having the password (which wouldn't enable the attacker to access the encrypted data).

let's not make any ridiculous assumptions

I sense sarcasm, but in case my sense is off, there is a webapp which allows you to log into your lastpass account and webapps are known to sometimes have security issues.

Re: Ask HN: How did my LastPass master password get leaked?

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was it a login attempt or an actual login?

It was a login that (presumably, from what LastPass is saying) was "successful" in the sense that the attacker had the master password.

The login was blocked because they automatically block any new IPs from logging in until you approve a link that you get via email.

Re: Ask HN: How did my LastPass master password get leaked?

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1Password has a cloud-based option these days, for better or worse.

And soon they'll _only_ have a cloud-based option with no option for local-only vaults. https://1password.community/discussion/comment/602340/#:~:te...

Gotta get those sweet SaaS dollars and never mind the original goals or the user.

Re: Ask HN: How did my LastPass master password get leaked?

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Hmm. So I don't know if this means anything, but I was googling for the IP address and wound up at https://ipinfo.io/160.116.88.235 which says hostname: visit.keznews.com. When you go to that hostname, it's one of the best phishing sites I've ever seen. They dynamically inserted my ISP's logo (Spectrum) and tried to do a phishing attempt: https://i.imgur.com/C9HQw1c.png The full non-clickable URL: https://us.poonstat…

Hey, That's quite possible, for sure. I am not beyond/above/below being phished like anyone else, ha! The issue -- what makes it perplexing -- is that I haven't used this LastPass password since 2017. I know because this LastPass account was only used to share passwords within an org that I left back then. Is it possible that I was phished 4 years ago, and they sat on the password? Sure. But 2 other people in this th…

I feel like this sounds more like a zero-day exploit being used to target the LastPass login servers.

Re: Ask HN: How did my LastPass master password get leaked?

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posting another comment here too for visibility, but this _just_ happened to me as well.... Time Monday, December 27, 2021 at 1:41 PM EST Location São Paulo, SP 01323, BRAZIL IP address 160.116.88.235

Hmm. So I don't know if this means anything, but I was googling for the IP address and wound up at https://ipinfo.io/160.116.88.235 which says hostname: visit.keznews.com. When you go to that hostname, it's one of the best phishing sites I've ever seen. They dynamically inserted my ISP's logo (Spectrum) and tried to do a phishing attempt: https://i.imgur.com/C9HQw1c.png The full non-clickable URL: https://us.poonstat…

That’s not a phishing site. That’s standard zero-click /smartlink monetization. It’s a lot to explain and I’m on mobile but it isn’t anything to do with phishing.

Re: Ask HN: How did my LastPass master password get leaked?

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Hmm. So I don't know if this means anything, but I was googling for the IP address and wound up at https://ipinfo.io/160.116.88.235 which says hostname: visit.keznews.com. When you go to that hostname, it's one of the best phishing sites I've ever seen. They dynamically inserted my ISP's logo (Spectrum) and tried to do a phishing attempt: https://i.imgur.com/C9HQw1c.png The full non-clickable URL: https://us.poonstat…

Hey, That's quite possible, for sure. I am not beyond/above/below being phished like anyone else, ha! The issue -- what makes it perplexing -- is that I haven't used this LastPass password since 2017. I know because this LastPass account was only used to share passwords within an org that I left back then. Is it possible that I was phished 4 years ago, and they sat on the password? Sure. But 2 other people in this th…

Couldn't it just be that someone got a copy of the password some years ago and now sold the list of credentials to someone else, who then tried to use it? Maybe the original owner of the list didn't realize some of the credentials was for LastPass, for example.

I'm still seeing hackers trying to log on using passwords I haven't used in ~10 years, because it's on a list somewhere.

Re: Ask HN: How did my LastPass master password get leaked?

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Personally I just stick to local Keepass database files. I’ve never ventured into the cloud based services. If you are really worried about it, do you really need to use a cloud based password service? Sure, managing the KeePass files by hand is certainly more cumbersome, but to me it’s worth it for the security/ peace of mind gains. I have never put my DB or key files in the cloud. And when I need to sync them up ov…

I absolutely agree. I love KeePass and use it for everything... this LastPass account was setup to share passwords with others at an org that I worked at. The problem is... that LastPass password, the one stored in KeePass, is presumably the one that was leaked. Which is what is spooking me -- if someone has access to my entire KeePass file, it's game over.

So...when you say "...was setup to share passwords with others..." is there a chance that this also means the master password was shared with one or more others?

Re: Ask HN: How did my LastPass master password get leaked?

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My girlfriend once asked me why I don't use a password manager like LastPass. A week later she got locked out of her LastPass account because she was inadvertently using an enterprise account that one of her clients forced her to use while on a project. And even though she was paying for her own premium LastPass subscription, the support experience had was terrible. Issue was resolved when the client was able to unlo…

So what do you do to remember passwords? Do you write them down on paper, or maybe save in browser? I'm curious, I've pondered writing down my pivotal passwords on paper and hiding in a book or something.

Re: Ask HN: How did my LastPass master password get leaked?

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post #128

My girlfriend once asked me why I don't use a password manager like LastPass. A week later she got locked out of her LastPass account because she was inadvertently using an enterprise account that one of her clients forced her to use while on a project. And even though she was paying for her own premium LastPass subscription, the support experience had was terrible. Issue was resolved when the client was able to unlo…

At least consider an offline manager, one where you control updates and backups. Either way, even using a dodgy solution (like LastPass) is probably statistically better than not using a manager at all…
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