Feds Link $150M Cyberheist to 2022 LastPass Hacks
A Little SunshineData BreachesChris LarsenFBIKarim ToubbaLastPass BreachNick BaxRippleTaylor MonahanU.S. Secret ServiceZachXBT
In September 2023, KrebsOnSecurity revealed that security researchers concluded that a series of cyber thefts amounting to several hundred thousand dollars, affecting dozens of victims, resulted from the hacking of master passwords stolen from the password management service LastPass in 2022. This week, U.S. federal agents investigating a spectacular $150 million cryptocurrency theft stated they reached the same conclusion in a complaint filing. The impacts include significant financial losses for the victims.