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LastPass admits attackers copied password vaults in August 2022 attack on its systems. The Register LastPass admitted attackers have a copy of customers’ passwords. LastPass is confident that the files copied from its cloud will resist brute force attempts to crack the master password.

LastPass admits attackers copied password vaults

TLDR:
If you are a LastPass user/subscriber—
<ul>
<li>Change your master password ASAP, especially if you know it is weak.</li>
<li>Also, if it is weak, you need to update ALL passwords in your account. 🫥</li>
<li>Update to the last version of all LastPass software.</li>
</ul>
Or take Max Robert’s advice from a few weeks back…
<blockquote>
If I were you, I would also look for a replacement. They have been hacked too many
times. They cannot be trusted.
</blockquote>

The best and most desirable feature of a password manager is that instead of having to remember tens or even more than that passwords for your online accounts, you simply need to remember just one.
but, here comes the twist…
With just one password to access your entire list of private login data, there is a risk that your password manager could be hacked which can cause every one of your accounts to be compromised.
What I recommend is, if you want to use a password manager then do use multi-factor authentication (MFA).