Google Project Zero security researcher reveals that the LastPass password manager could, somewhat ironically, leak the last password you used to any website you visited
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Ferenc Kun, the security engineering manager for LastPass at LogMeIn, which owns LastPass, said in anthat this"limited set of circumstances on specific browser extensions" could potentially enable the attack scenario described. Let's deal with the last part of that question first; there's absolutely no reason to stop using LastPass or your preferred password manager for that matter."Although password managers like any other software have flaws" says ethical hacker John Opdenakker."It’s far more likely that your accounts will get compromised by attacks that exploit poor passwords," Opdenakker says,"such as through credential reuse, than by attacks against password managers themselves.
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