LastPass ‘create backup’ email is a phishing scam targeting your master password

Attackers are abusing maintenance-themed alerts to steal master passwords from LastPass users.

Password managers are still top-tier targets

Password managers remain in the middle of attackers’ crosshairs, largely because a single successful compromise can unlock access to dozens, or even hundreds, of online accounts. In a recent alert, LastPass warned users of a phishing campaign trying to exploit that reality by masquerading as an urgent maintenance notice.

The fraudulent emails claims that