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Google Warns LastPass Users About Last Password Credential Leak

Posted on September 16, 2019September 16, 2019 By Davey Winder

Google Project Zero reveals the LastPass password manager could, ironically, leak the last password you used to any website visited

Google Project Zero is a team of highly talented security analysts with a brief to uncover zero-day vulnerabilities. If a vulnerability is found, Project Zero reports to the vendor concerned and starts a 90-day countdown for a fix to be issued before full public disclosure is made. LastPass is also in the security business, being one of the most popular password management solutions with more than 16 million users, including 58,000 businesses. Project Zero has just disclosed that a security vulnerability left those 16 million users exposed to the risk of credential compromise as, in an ironic twist, LastPass could leak the last password used to any website visited.

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