LastPass Data Breach — Insufficient Security Exposed 1.6 Million Users

LastPass Data Breach — Insufficient Security Exposed 1.6 Million Users

People trust password managers, and when that trust isn’t upheld, it can prove costly — as LastPass has just discovered.

LastPass hammered with £1.2M fine for 2022 breach fiasco

: UK data regulator says failures were unacceptable for a company managing the world's passwords

ICO levies £1.2 million fine against LastPass — data breach compromised info on 1.6 million users

After a data breach in 2022, the Information Commissioners Office has finally reached a decision on a £1.2 million fine.

UK fines LastPass over 2022 data breach impacting 1.6 million users

The UK Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) fined the LastPass password management firm £1.2 million for failing to implement security measures that allowed an attacker to steal personal information and encrypted password vaults belonging to up to 1.6 million UK users in a 2022 breach.

LastPass hit with ICO fine after 2022 data breach exposed 1.6 million users – here’s how the incident unfolded

The impact of the LastPass breach was felt by customers as late as December 2024