While I had tried LastPass in the past, my wife was still a primary user. With all that information, brute force password hacking is a distinct possibility. Now it is known that bad actors were able to get a full backup of the site, everything but master passwords.
LastPass was very slow to report this breach to the media and its users. LastPass had a very bad breach via a (recently revealed) remote employee in August 2022. With a password manager, only one password needs to be remembered to access a database of many passwords unique to each website or application. Pretty soon they run out of passwords that will work, while a password manager can generate new secure passwords for each site. I’ve seen people use the ‘forgot password’ feature on many websites over and over again. The effort they put in the book could just as easily be put into a password manager. If they are organized enough to put the passwords in a book, they run the risk of losing the book. Using the same password for many websites, they run the risk of the password being cracked by thieves, putting their identities and finances in danger. As passwords need to be changed, they cross off one password for another. Theirs is a life with little slips of paper stored all over the place.
I do feel sorry for those who don’t use password managers. Best of all, it is open source and free to use. The use of plugins can extend the use of the password manager in many situations.
That file can be placed anywhere including cloud storage like Google Drive, Dropbox, etc. It’s very good for new password generation and storage of passwords in a local encrypted file. Back then, I was and am still a proponent of Keepass in its various forms. I have written about Password Management in the past because it is so important.
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