![]() ![]() Norton also said it "cannot rule out" that password manager vault data including users' usernames and passwords were compromised in the attack. Personal data that may have been compromised includes Norton users' full names, phone numbers and mailing addresses. "Norton promptly notified both regulators and customers as soon as the team was able to confirm that data was accessed in the attack," Gen's spokesperson said. 22, Norton was able to determine that the attack began around Dec. Norton's intrusion detection systems detected an unusual number of failed login attempts on Dec. Attackers would also have access to any credit card details or secure notes saved in your vault. You could get locked out of all your accounts, and depending on the account logins you have stored in your vault, extremely sensitive personal information may be exposed to people who shouldn't have access to it. ![]() If attackers are successful in gaining access to your vault, they'll have access to the usernames and passwords for all the online accounts you have stored in your password manager. If your Norton account was compromised in the attack and you use the same password for your password manager vault, then you're especially at risk of having your vault data compromised by an unauthorized party. The success of such an attack relies on people's tendency to reuse passwords across multiple online accounts. In a credential-stuffing attack, an attacker uses a list of stolen username and password combinations to deploy an automated process that attempts to access other online accounts using the same login credentials. Gen's portfolio of cybersecurity services has a combined user base of 500 million users - of which about 925,000 active and inactive users, including approximately 8,000 password manager users may have been targeted in the attack, a Gen spokesperson told CNET via email. Gen Digital, Norton's parent company, said the security incident was the result of a credential-stuffing attack rather than an actual breach of the company's internal systems. Thousands of people who use Norton password manager began receiving emailed notices this month alerting them that an unauthorized party may have gained access to their personal information along with the passwords they have stored in their vaults. ![]()
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