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LastPass users targeted in phishing attacks good enough to trick even the savvy


Campaign used email, SMS, and voice calls to trick targets into divulging master passwords.

Dubbed CryptoChameleon for its focus on cryptocurrency accounts, the kit provides all the resources needed to trick even relatively savvy people into believing the communications are legitimate. Last week, LastPass said one of its employees was targeted by a deepfake audio call designed to spoof the voice of company CEO Karim Toubba. MFA available through push notifications or one-time passwords provided by text, email, or authenticator apps are better than nothing, but as events over the past few years have demonstrated, they are themselves easily defeated in credential phishing attacks.

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