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Some LastPass users receive security email scare, but no breach detected
August 16, 2025
Password managersare a must for keeping crucial login information to multiple portals safe and accessible. But they can occasionally be the source of more than a few headaches. This week, several LastPass users received security emails alerting them to blocked login attempts using their master passwords.
According to users onHacker News(viaApple Insider), unauthorized third parties attempted to access their accounts from various areas of the globe. Users onLastPass’s subreddithave also noted recently blocked attempts to access their accounts.
In a statement from LastPass toApple Insider, the company believes the login attempts resulted from “credential stuffing,” a technique that uses details garnered from previously breached services to break into others. This is a particularly nasty problem if you use similar emails and passwords across multiple services.
A follow-up statementposted to Twittersuggests that some security alerts were “likely triggered in error.” Nevertheless, LastPass believes that no accounts were compromised and that it’s continuing to investigate and monitor the situation.
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Bolster your LastPass security
Even if your account hasn’t been affected, it’s a good time to revisit your security measures. Password managers are excellent for keeping tabs on many credentials for your services, but it’s important to practice good security hygiene.
For starters, be sure to change your master password to something unique. This will at least mitigate any potential credential stuffing threat in the future. Be sure to disable the ability to revert master password changes, too, by heading toAccount Settings>Advanced>Allow master password changes to be reverted.
Finally, switch on two-factor authentication to give your account another security layer. To enable two-factor authentication on LastPass, head toAccount Settings>Multifactor Options> tap theEditicon, and follow the prompts.
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