You might recall that the UK government served up a £1.2 million fine to LastPass because they got pwned. That fine hasn’t gone over well with LastPass. And I say that because I actually got a statement sent to my inbox about that:
“We have been cooperating with the UK ICO since we first reported this incident to them back in 2022. While we are disappointed with the outcome, we are pleased to see that the ICO’s decision has recognized many of the efforts we have already taken to further strengthen our platform and enhance our data security measures. Our focus remains on delivering the best possible service to the 100,000 businesses and millions of individual consumers who continue to rely on LastPass.”
Clearly they feel that this fine is unfair. But I am not sure what they were expecting. Given how bad this incident was, someone was going to punish them. It happened to be the UK in this case. In short, they had to have seen this coming. If I could offer them some advice, they should forget about the fine and focus on “delivering the best possible service to the 100,000 businesses and millions of individual consumers who continue to rely on LastPass” as that will go a long way towards fixing the reputational damage that this incident created..
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LastPass Responds To The UK Smacking Them Down Because They Were Pwned
You might recall that the UK government served up a £1.2 million fine to LastPass because they got pwned. That fine hasn’t gone over well with LastPass. And I say that because I actually got a statement sent to my inbox about that:
“We have been cooperating with the UK ICO since we first reported this incident to them back in 2022. While we are disappointed with the outcome, we are pleased to see that the ICO’s decision has recognized many of the efforts we have already taken to further strengthen our platform and enhance our data security measures. Our focus remains on delivering the best possible service to the 100,000 businesses and millions of individual consumers who continue to rely on LastPass.”
Clearly they feel that this fine is unfair. But I am not sure what they were expecting. Given how bad this incident was, someone was going to punish them. It happened to be the UK in this case. In short, they had to have seen this coming. If I could offer them some advice, they should forget about the fine and focus on “delivering the best possible service to the 100,000 businesses and millions of individual consumers who continue to rely on LastPass” as that will go a long way towards fixing the reputational damage that this incident created..
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