


According to LastPass, even though this vault information was stolen, it can’t be accessed without any affected users’ master password. LastPass had a data leak in late 2022 that involved customer data, including sensitive vault information. I also appreciate the occasional emails I get from LastPass letting me know when there’s been a breach related to one of my logins, as well as the Security Dashboard for an overall security score and simple access to updating potentially compromised credentials. Password sharing is incredibly straightforward, as is using secure document storage or the digital wallet functionality. Everything syncs between the LastPass Chrome extension and the Android app, the latter of which is made better by either using a PIN or biometrics to avoid the frustration of typing in your LastPass master password every time you want to use it. I’m so reliant on LastPass autofill these days that I dread going back to the dark days of doing life without a password manager (even if Google Password Manager is free). I tend to use LastPass reactively for sites that need credentials, rarely opting to manually search in the odd instances when a credentials recommendation is off or for a non-browser login portal. Instead of having to remember one password, you just remember one. Like all password managers, all of your precious credentials are hidden behind a single master password. Google Chrome is the most popular browser in the world, and I’ve been using the LastPass Chrome extension for years. Nor is there any need to give up entirely and use multiple clicks via the browser extension. That’s not the case after the most recent update, which means no games of trying to find the pixel around the eye icon that lets you actually get to LastPass. If you do end up paying, it’s $54 a year for individual users with LastPass Premium or $72 a year or up to six users on the LastPass Families subscription. Still, LastPass does have a viable free version which, while not as fully featured as it used to be, is a good place to test its password-managing waters. The ickier part of that is, just like 1Password, LastPass doesn’t offer a money-back guarantee, meaning you’re up for the cost of a full year whether you like it or not.
