![]() ![]() The NortonLifeLock problem reportedly had a negative impact on 6500 consumers. Compromised Password Manager Accounts On NortonLifeLock The announcement comes just after LastPass, another provider of password managers, disclosed that hackers had gained access to password vault backups containing usernames and passwords. The risk would be significantly more significant if the same malicious actors gained access to password vaults containing logins for several websites and online accounts. The notification informed recipients that their first and last names, contact information, and mailing addresses would have been visible to threat actors if their accounts had been compromised. This could signify a credential stuffing assault, in which cybercriminals use automated software to simultaneously try compromised logins on several sites in the hopes that they have been reused. The letter went on to say that the threat actors had purchased the login information on the dark web in December 2022 and had subsequently attempted it “in an unusually large volume” across Norton accounts. This username and password pair might be known to others as well. It declared that “our own systems were not compromised.” “However, we firmly suspect that an uninvited third party has used your login and password for your account. The vendor, a Gen Digital company, confirmed that these logins weren’t obtained through a breach of its own IT system. It stated that hackers have probably gained access to their Norton and Norton Password Manager accounts using username and password login combinations. The letter informing customers of the data breach was published on the Vermont attorney general’s website. More than 6,000 customers of NortonLifeLock have been informed that nefarious outsiders have probably accessed their accounts and may have even gotten to their password vaults.
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