Researchers find critical vulnerabilities in three popular password managers

rts.ch (French)

Critical vulnerabilities were found in three popular cloud-based password managers: Bitwarden, LastPass, and Dashlane. Researchers discovered flaws allowing full access to stored passwords. The vulnerabilities, totaling 25 across the services, were found in account recovery, password sharing, and outdated encryption methods. These issues could allow attackers to access and manipulate user passwords. While complex to exploit, the flaws could be used by sophisticated attackers to steal passwords on a large scale. The companies have been notified and are working on fixes, but users are advised to enable two-factor authentication.


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