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Dashlane says hackers stole password vaults via a 'brute force attack'

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Hackers breached Dashlane’s security by brute-forcing its two-factor authentication, allowing them to download encrypted password vaults belonging to customers. The attackers accessed the vaults through a brute-force attack, resulting in the theft of the stored passwords. Dashlane confirmed the breach and is investigating the incident.

Written from all 3 reports below, not from any single one.

How it was reported

  1. TechCrunch·
    Password manager Dashlane says hackers stole some customers’ password vaults
  2. The Next Web·
    Hackers brute-forced Dashlane’s two-factor authentication and downloaded encrypted password vaults
  3. Engadget·
    Dashlane says hackers stole password vaults via a 'brute force attack'

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