{"id":24028,"date":"2015-06-16T15:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-06-16T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/grapevinemsp.com\/2015\/06\/16\/lastpass-falls-to-the-hacking-community\/"},"modified":"2015-06-16T15:00:00","modified_gmt":"2015-06-16T15:00:00","slug":"lastpass-falls-to-the-hacking-community","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/grapevinemsp.com\/lastpass-falls-to-the-hacking-community\/","title":{"rendered":"LastPass Falls To The Hacking Community"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-4563\" src=\"https:\/\/sitesdev.net\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/fignerprint-257037-300x225.png\" alt=\"fignerprint-257037-300x225\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/>It seems that no security company is safe from hackers as\u00a0LastPass finds itself among the recent high profile hacks.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re not sure what LastPass is, it\u2019s a secure password service. You generate a Master Password, and use it to securely store all your other passwords. It\u2019s convenient, because it leaves you only having to remember just one password.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What Was Taken<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The hackers were able to make off with the email addresses of everyone who uses the service, along with password reminders, authentication hashes and server per user salts. Of these, the most troubling are the authentication hashes, as this is what LastPass uses to determine that you\u2019re you, and have permission to access your account.<\/p>\n<p>According to the company\u2019s blog, even with the authentication hashes in hand, it would be virtually impossible for a hacker to actually breach your account and get into your password safe. That is of some comfort, but of course, the company was supposed to be essentially unhackable to begin with, so take that with a grain of salt.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What You Should Do<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>About the only thing that\u2019s absolutely required is to change your Master Password. That way, if LastPass is wrong about the hackers not being able to use the authentication hashes to break into your password safe, they\u2019ll be using the wrong password \u2013 it will render the hashes irrelevant.<\/p>\n<p>As an added security precaution, the company has locked accounts down, so that if you\u2019re not accessing your account from a trusted IP address you\u2019ve used before, you\u2019ll also have to take the step of verifying your email. According to the company\u2019s website, the data that the hackers got shouldn\u2019t put your other passwords at risk, but you\u2019ll definitely want to change your Master Password. No further action should be required, but if it is, you\u2019ll be getting detailed instructions from LastPass.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It seems that no security company is safe from hackers as\u00a0LastPass finds itself among the recent high profile hacks. If you\u2019re not sure what LastPass is, it\u2019s a secure password service. You generate a Master Password, and use it to securely store all your other passwords. 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