The Alarming State of Internet Security and Passwords
Internet security is shockingly bad. LastPass Breach Early in 2022, hackers breached LastPass’s defenses. LastPass kept the details pretty close to the vest, but finally announced the attackers succeeded in stealing the password vault. To make matters worse, it turns out that LastPass only encrypts the passwords – the remaining information is in plaintext. This includes URLs, usernames, and so forth. Take note – this is about as close to the worst-case scenario as you can get. The passwords were…