Latest Password Manager news

Mozilla Firefox can now secure access to passwords with device credentials

Mozilla Firefox finally allows you to further protect local access to stored credentials in the browser's password manager using your device's login, including a password, fingerprint, pin, or other biometrics
- Lawrence Abrams
- June 14, 2024
- 04:19 PM
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LastPass says 12-hour outage caused by bad Chrome extension update

LastPass says its almost 12-hour outage yesterday was caused by a bad update to its Google Chrome extension.
- Lawrence Abrams
- June 07, 2024
- 06:02 PM
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Apple to unveil new 'Passwords' password manager app for iPhones, Macs

Apple will reportedly unveil a standalone password manager named 'Passwords' as part of iOS 18, iPadOS 18, and macOS 15 during the upcoming Apple Worldwide Developers Conference.
- Lawrence Abrams
- June 07, 2024
- 03:50 PM
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LastPass is now encrypting URLs in password vaults for better security

LastPass announced it will start encrypting URLs stored in user vaults for enhanced privacy and protection against data breaches and unauthorized access.
- Bill Toulas
- May 22, 2024
- 01:04 PM
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- February 26, 2024
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Bitwarden’s new auto-fill option adds phishing resistance

The Bitwarden open-source password management service has introduced a new inline auto-fill menu that addresses the risk of user credentials being stolen through malicious form fields.
- Bill Toulas
- February 22, 2024
- 02:12 PM
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Fake LastPass password manager spotted on Apple’s App Store

LastPass is warning that a fake copy of its app is being distributed on the Apple App Store, likely used as a phishing app to steal users' credentials.
- Bill Toulas
- February 08, 2024
- 12:02 PM
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Bitwarden adds passkey support to log into web password vaults

The open-source Bitwarden password manager has announced that all users can now log in to their web vaults using a passkey instead of the standard username and password pairs.
- Bill Toulas
- January 11, 2024
- 02:21 PM
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AutoSpill attack steals credentials from Android password managers

Security researchers developed a new attack, which they named AutoSpill, to steal account credentials on Android during the autofill operation.
- Bill Toulas
- December 09, 2023
- 10:14 AM
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1Password discloses security incident linked to Okta breach

1Password, a popular password management platform used by over 100,000 businesses, suffered a security incident after hackers gained access to its Okta ID management tenant.
- Lawrence Abrams
- October 23, 2023
- 06:34 PM
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Fake Bitwarden sites push new ZenRAT password-stealing malware

Fake Bitwarden sites are pushing installers purportedly for the open-source password manager that carry a new password-stealing malware that security researchers call ZenRAT.
- Ionut Ilascu
- September 27, 2023
- 05:07 PM
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- July 22, 2023
- 08:19 AM
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Proton launches open-source password manager with some limitations

Proton AG has announced the global availability of Proton Pass, an open-source and free-to-use password manager available as a browser extension or mobile app on Android and iOS.manager.
- Bill Toulas
- June 29, 2023
- 10:56 AM
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Google Chrome password manager gets new safeguards for your credentials

Google Chrome is getting new security-enhancing features for the built-in Password Manager, making it easier for users to manage their passwords and stay safe from account hijacking attacks.
- Bill Toulas
- June 08, 2023
- 12:00 PM
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KeePass v2.54 fixes bug that leaked cleartext master password

KeePass has released version 2.54, fixing the CVE-2023-32784 vulnerability that allows the extraction of the cleartext master password from the application's memory.
- Bill Toulas
- June 05, 2023
- 10:15 AM
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KeePass exploit helps retrieve cleartext master password, fix coming soon

The popular KeePass password manager is vulnerable to extracting the master password from the application's memory, allowing attackers who compromise a device to retrieve the password even with the database is locked.
- Bill Toulas
- May 18, 2023
- 04:26 PM
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ViperSoftX info-stealing malware now targets password managers

A new version of the ViperSoftX information-stealing malware has been discovered with a broader range of targets, including targeting the KeePass and 1Password password managers.
- Bill Toulas
- April 28, 2023
- 01:37 PM
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Bitwarden flaw can let hackers steal passwords using iframes

Bitwarden's credentials autofill feature contains a risky behavior that could allow malicious iframes embedded in trusted websites to steal people's credentials and send them to an attacker.
- Bill Toulas
- March 08, 2023
- 05:08 PM
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- February 15, 2023
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Dashlane password manager open-sourced its Android and iOS apps

Dashlane announced it had made the source code for its Android and iOS apps available on GitHub under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 license.
- Bill Toulas
- February 05, 2023
- 12:17 PM
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