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
Ask HN: How did my LastPass master password get leaked?
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Re: Ask HN: How did my LastPass master password get leaked?
#132was it a login attempt or an actual login?
The login was blocked because they automatically block any new IPs from logging in until you approve a link that you get via email.
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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...
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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…
Re: Ask HN: How did my LastPass master password get leaked?
#135Earlier quoted context omitted.
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…
Re: Ask HN: How did my LastPass master password get leaked?
#136Earlier quoted context omitted.
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'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?
#137Earlier quoted context omitted.
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.
Re: Ask HN: How did my LastPass master password get leaked?
#138My 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…
Re: Ask HN: How did my LastPass master password get leaked?
#139My 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…