Submission + - GitHub is down (githubstatus.com) 1
alfabravoteam writes: As of 18:10 GMT-5, Github is showing the Unicorn page for all requests. Git operations sent via HTTP are also affected
Submission Summary: 0 pending, 1 declined, 2 accepted (3 total, 66.67% accepted)
Submission + - LastPass informs on a security incident, source code compromised (infosecurity-magazine.com)
alfabravoteam writes: Password management company LastPass has published information about a security incident
"We have determined that an unauthorized party gained access to portions of the LastPass development environment through a single compromised developer account and took portions of source code and some proprietary LastPass technical information", reads the official message published.
They also clarify that no user data was lost. "We never store or have knowledge of your Master Password,” the firm said in an FAQ. “We utilize an industry standard Zero Knowledge architecture that ensures LastPass can never know or gain access to our customers’ Master Password", they inform. Hence, no action is required to users to follow.
"We have determined that an unauthorized party gained access to portions of the LastPass development environment through a single compromised developer account and took portions of source code and some proprietary LastPass technical information", reads the official message published.
They also clarify that no user data was lost. "We never store or have knowledge of your Master Password,” the firm said in an FAQ. “We utilize an industry standard Zero Knowledge architecture that ensures LastPass can never know or gain access to our customers’ Master Password", they inform. Hence, no action is required to users to follow.
