Hackers have stolen $4.4 million in cryptocurrency on October 25th using private keys and passphrases stored in stolen LastPass databases, according to research by crypto fraud researchers who have been researching similar incidents.
Nah, the UX of a browser extension is really nice, especially since it seamlessly syncs between my phone, work computer, personal laptop, and personal desktop.
That said, I would never put cryptocurrency keys in the cloud, that stays offline. But bank accounts have insurance and most other important services have MFA, so just moving my passwords to a self-hosted server is good enough for me.
I’m not too sure that the relative additional security, considering most people’s threat models, really justifies this much inconvenience. YMMV I guess.
Better yet keep it all offline
Nah, the UX of a browser extension is really nice, especially since it seamlessly syncs between my phone, work computer, personal laptop, and personal desktop.
That said, I would never put cryptocurrency keys in the cloud, that stays offline. But bank accounts have insurance and most other important services have MFA, so just moving my passwords to a self-hosted server is good enough for me.
I’m not too sure that the relative additional security, considering most people’s threat models, really justifies this much inconvenience. YMMV I guess.