Tue, 21-Oct-2025

LastPass was hacked, but no user data leaked, says CEO

LastPass

LastPass said that no user data was compromised, but sensitive information was accessed. The company worked closely with security experts from Mandiant to investigate the breach. The attacker pretended to be a LastPass developer and used multi-factor authentication to prove his or her identity. Last month, LastPass said that someone who shouldn’t have been in … Read more

Pro-China online network targets mineral firms: report

Pro-China

China controls 80 percent of world’s supply of rare earth elements. Western powers have been attempting to rebalance the supply for years. US cybersecurity firm Mandiant identified a network of thousands of fake social media accounts in 2019.   A pro-China online network is targeting Western companies mining for elements used in smartphones and other … Read more