Criminals have been found impersonating popular password managers LastPass and Bitwarden online in an attempt to trick users into sharing their login credentials, and thus access to a treasure trove of passwords and other secrets.
LastPass recently issued a warning to its customers, raising awareness of the ongoing phishing campaign.
However the scam also now seems to have spread to other password managers, with Bitwarden customers also apparently being targeted.
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Source: TechRadar News
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