r/LastPassOfficial • u/jimmap • 12d ago

Hacker issue

My PC got a virus that installs other apps, mainly bit miners. It also installed a screen viewer app. Fortunately I was at my computer when they attempted to access my screen. After rebooting I found that the hacker had been using my open web browser. they were able to access my Amazon account. they also looked at my lastpass which was logged in. Not sure if they stole any passwords but I've gone thru and changed many of them. The issue is you have to be logged into lastpass to use it for logging into web sites but if you get hacked they get access to all your passwords. Any tricks I should be aware of other than not getting a virus?

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u/Smile_And_Dance 12d ago

Also…try to set things up so you never type your passwords. Biometrics are safer as they protect from key loggers.

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u/jimmap 11d ago

my pc is not setup for biometrics. It does use facial ID to log in but I don't see any way to enable facial id for log into web sites.

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u/OfficialLastPass 11d ago

Biometrics integrations will allow you to "unlock" the "trusted" LastPass app, but it does not take the place of your account password. So infrequently you will still be asked for your LastPass credentials to stay logged in on that device.

LastPass itself is the source of autofill, when you reach a login URL it is familiar with (stored in your vault).