![]() ![]() If someone with a recent LastPass account followed best practices and used a strong, unique master password, their data is probably still private (other than all the unencrypted identifying stuff). LastPass has been criticized for years for its inadequate security precautions and failure to update legacy accounts. Regardless of whether the hackers could crack the passwords, they still had a lot of personal and identifying data about every affected LastPass user.Īnd even the encrypted passwords aren't necessarily safe. Some fields in the vault databases-like passwords-were encrypted, but others, like email addresses, telephone numbers, the IP addresses customers used when accessing LastPass, and billing addresses weren't. What information? Well, it took until December 22, but LastPass came clean: the hackers had a backup of customer vault data. Then, at the end of November, LastPass announced that one of its third-party cloud storage services had been hacked "using information obtained in the August 2022 incident" and that the hackers had gained access to some customer information. Embarrassing for a security company, but it wasn't the first time the company had been hacked-and this was a less compromising breach. In September, it declared that its investigation was complete and all was well, and that there was no evidence any customer data or encrypted vaults had been compromised. It claimed that it had contained the breach and had taken mitigation measures. In August 2022, LastPass disclosed that a hacker had compromised a developer account and gained access to its development environment. ![]() It's meant to be encrypted and well-protected, so with that in mind, it's worth taking a step back and looking at the ongoing fallout of the LastPass hack last year. To make things as convenient as possible, both LastPass and 1Password store all your login information on their servers. ⭐⭐⭐⭐ It's available on nearly every platform, but you don't always get native appsĪ password manager has two main jobs: to keep your passwords safe, and to make filling them in easy. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Easy to import passwords, generate new passwords, and log in to existing accounts ⭐⭐ Recent data breach and less than ideal security in general I think the debate is mostly silly anyway.Īll in all, 1Password 8 brings with it some nice new features, and I am happy to keep 1Password in the same spot in my Dock it has occupied for years.⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Best in class security and has never had a breach 1Password is still the best password manager on the market in my book, Electron or not. The truth is that most people don’t know anything about the technology used to build apps. Sure, 1Password 8 feels a little less native than it would otherwise, but I think the team has done a good job overall with how the app behaves on macOS. I honestly do not really care about this change. 1Password says this will let them keep the product more consistent across a range of platforms. Then there’s the fact that the Mac app is not built using traditional Mac technologies, but rather uses Electron with its back-end using Rust. I have been using 1Password for Teams at work and 1Password for Families at home, so this doesn’t change how I use - or pay for - the product, but I’ve heard form folks who don’t like this change. As outlined in this support document, 1Password 8 requires a 1Password membership local vault support is a thing of the past. I’ve been running the beta on my Macs for quite a while and have been happy with the new release. ![]() It cuts the need for copying from 1Password and pasting into other applications way, way down. In short, it exposes 1Password information from anywhere within macOS. (This support document outlines the feature in greater detail.) Universal Autofill handles everything for you, including one-time 2FA codes. We then use the same brain that powers 1Password in your browser to accurately and securely fill fields and log you in. We leverage the incredible accessibility frameworks provided by Apple to analyze the app structure. This is actually real! 1Password can now fill into Mac apps like Zoom, Spotify, and the App Store, and also other places like Terminal and system prompts. And today we’re thrilled to announce a new feature that raises that bar: you can now fill anywhere on your Mac using ⌘. Nearly two decades ago we set out to create the most complete and deeply integrated password manager for Mac users. One of my favorite additions is Universal Autofill. The new version brings with it a new design, the ability to group vaults together in custom Collections and support for SSH keys. After a long beta period, 1Password 8 for Mac is out today. ![]()
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