LastPass says attacker hacked employee’s home computer to access corporate vault

Password management company LastPass said Tuesday that the attackers who accessed the company’s corporate vault last year did so after hacking an employee’s home computer and stealing credentials.

Although no attribution has yet been made about who was behind the incidents, the update reveals that the attacker was persistent and resourceful. LastPass said it has brought in cybersecurity company Mandiant to provide incident response and forensics assistance.

In the new blog post on the incident, LastPass said the campaign lasted …

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