Dashlane, a password management service, issued a security advisory on June 3, 2026, stating that attackers obtained 20 encrypted user vaults. The company reported that the attack began on May 31, 2026, when an external party launched a brute force attack targeting specific user accounts. The objective of the attack was to bypass two-factor authentication (2FA) protections in order to register new devices on existing user accounts. A user who received a 2FA request shared a screenshot of the notification they received on the day the attack commenced.
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Dashlane reports theft of 20 encrypted user vaults following brute force attack
Dashlane announced that 20 encrypted user vaults were stolen in a brute force attack that started on May 31, 2026. The attackers aimed to bypass two-factor authentication to gain access to user accounts.
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