- Phishing emails claim victims are dead to steal LastPass master passwords
- Fake site lastpassrecovery[.]com mimics LastPass to harvest credentials and passkeys
- CryptoChameleon group behind attack; targets include crypto wallets and passwordless logins
Scammers are trying to get LastPass user master passwords with a devious phishing email scheme concerning their deaths.
The password manager has an inheritance feature - so if a person proves the account owner is deceased, and that they are the closest relative (or otherwise deemed to be granted access to the account), LastPass can comply and hand it over.
However in phishing emails, victims are told that someone has uploaded a death certificate confirming they have passed away, and that unless they act fast it will grant them access to their Vault (an encrypted password storage database, essentially).
CryptoChameleon
“Acting fast” means clicking on a link, and logging into the LastPass account. However, those that rush to do it will not notice that the website they are logging in to is not LastPass, but rather - lastpassrecovery[.]com - a fraudulent landing page propped up only to harvest gullible people’s login credentials.
The threat actor behind this morbid campaign is called CryptoChameleon - they are a known hacking collective specializing in crypto theft.
In the past, the group has been seen targeting Binance wallets, Kraken, Gemini, and other platforms, using fake Okta, Gmail, iCloud, and Outlook sign-in landing pages, as well as passkeys.
Passkeys are a passwordless method of authentication that uses public-key cryptography to verify the person’s identity without storing or typing a password. It is generally considered a lot safer than a password, and many of the world’s biggest tech companies have pushed to replace them entirely.
Obviously, the best way to defend against the attack is to think before you click, and be skeptical of any email messages demanding urgent action.
Via BleepingComputer
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