LastPass announced Wednesday that it may have been hacked . The whole point of using a service like LastPass ( or its competitors , such as RoboForm or 1Password ) is to make an average person 's online experience simpler and safer . Not all LastPass users are equally at risk , however . The company said in a blog post on its website that the attack was discovered by an external researcher who found malicious code embedded within one of the company's plugins.
LastPass announced Wednesday that it may have been hacked . Not all LastPass users are equally at risk , however . The company said in a blog post on its website that the attack was discovered by an external researcher who found malicious code embedded within one of the company's plugins.