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James Bentley

LastPass warns of a new phishing campaign involving death certificates and a nefarious email that demands you reply to it if you're not dead

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If you've recently been informed that a death certificate is being used to get into your LastPass account, you have fallen victim to bad actors.

LastPass, one of the most popular password manager providers, has recently posted a blog detailing a deceptive new scam that claims a death certificate has been uploaded on your behalf (via BleepingComputer). The scam claims that another family member is attempting to access your LastPass account via the death certificate, and "if you have not passed away and believe that this is a mistake, please reply to this email with STOP."

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