LastPass: Your Xmarks Bookmark Sync Passwords are Safe
LastPass: Your Xmarks Bookmark Sync Passwords are Safe
Posted 05/06/2011 at 6:48am
| by Paul Lilly
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Between the PlayStation Network fiasco that compromised millions of user accounts and Netflix terminating a call center employee for snooping on credit card records, connected users have reason to be on edge. To top it off, LastPass, makers of the self-titled password manager and form filler, and new owners of the Xmarks browser bookmarks syncing service, recently forced users to change their master passwords as a precautionary measure after witnessing "a network traffic anomaly" that could be hacker activity.
If you're worried about your Xmarks account, go ahead and exhale. LastPass says Xmarks passwords are completely safe, and those using the service need not come up with a new password.
"Xmarks users are not impacted that we can see," LastPass CEO Joe Siegrist told ComputerWorld in an email. "Different machines, networks, databases."
What about everyone else? Well, LastPass now claims it's highly unlikely hackers caused the traffic anomaly, but decided to take swift action anyway, even if ended up hurting the company's image. In an interview with PCWorld, Siegrist says the chances that any passwords were stolen is pretty slim.
You can read the full interview here, and keep up with the latest security updates from LastPass here.
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BrandNewJesus
May 06, 2011 at 8:14pm
Yes, they are on the ball, But the thing about lastpass is that they NEVER get your password in the first place, they get a salted hash. So as long as your password is not a simple dictionary word, even if a hacker did get it the hash, it would be almost impossible for them to come to the actual password.
LastPass- Security Now....listen to it. It will put your mind at ease.
skirge01
May 06, 2011 at 11:55am
This is the reason I don't store things in my browser or "the cloud" (God, I hate that term). I don't trust any company to keep my data safe. People should ask any company they do business with to delete their credit card info after every purchase. The convenience may be nice, but if you've ever been the victim of identity theft, over the next 5-10 years--as you fight with banks, credit bureaus et al to repair the damage--you'll realize that convenience had far too high a price.
Caboose
May 06, 2011 at 7:55am
I'd rather they take precautions for a false alarm, than wait 6-days before notifying their customers/users that a major breach had happened!
siramic
May 06, 2011 at 10:28am
Dittos, as an avid user, why not take that precaution and see what comes about in a week or two.
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