Exclusive: LastPass CEO Explains Possible Hack

06.05.2011

PCW: So, to set the record straight: Is there any chance whatsoever that passwords users stored in their LastPass accounts could now be compromised?

Siegrist: We don't think there's much of any chance of that at this stage. If there was, it would be on the orders of tens of users out of millions that could be in that scenario, just because of the amount of data that we saw moved. But it's hard for us to be 100 percent definitive without knowing everything.

That said, the chances that one of those, say, hundred accounts had a weak master password is relatively low.

PCW: If someone had what you'd consider a strong master password, then, would they have any reason to be worried at this point?

Siegrist: No. None.