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LastPass: An intrusion to the company’s servers was detected.In theory this kind of hack makes all password managers vulnerable.

KeePass: When this program runs on a computer where a logged in user has the KeePass database unlocked, KeeFarce (a hacking tool) decrypts the entire database and writes it to a file that the hacker can easily access.RoboForm: IT security consultant and tech enthusiast Paul Moore discovered one critical vulnerability in and a privacy loophole in the password management service that could allow attackers and prying eyes to obtain users' personal data, including stored login credentials of various websites and even card payment details.

“In four out of the five password managers we studied, an attacker can learn a user's credentials for arbitrary websites,” researchers Zhiwei Li, Warren He, Devdatta Akhawe, and Dawn Song wrote in their paper.

The aim isn’t a complete list, as you'll see, but we have instead explored the most important hacks and the security vulnerabilities over years. To help make that decision a little easier, let's take a look at the hacking history of some password managers. If the password management service has patched any vulnerabilities, then it could be a good choice. One of the key pieces of advice that security experts (ourselves included) give is to take a look at whether the password management service has been hacked before or not, as well as whether it ‘features’ any security vulnerabilities that white-hat hackers have shared with the service providers. But how do you pick the best password management service? This is what security experts have been advocating for years because these tools create a safe environment in which users can store all of their credentials and financial data without the hassle of remembering each and every username and password. What this means is that passwords are here to stay, at least for the time being, and your best shot at both generating unique and cryptographically secure passwords and retrieving them whenever they’re needed is with a password manager. Of the many ‘silver bullets’ out there looking to finally slay the password, none have been able to succeed.