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Brute force attack on Dashlane user accounts

Privacy Guides Community [Unofficial] June 3, 2026
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https://support.dashlane.com/hc/en-us/articles/36038764990866-Security-advisory-Brute-force-attack-on-Dashlane-user-accounts?7194ef805fa2d04b0f7e8c9521f97343

Starting on Sunday, May 31, 2026, an external party launched a brute force attack against certain Dashlane user accounts. The goal of the attack was to brute-force two-factor authentication (2FA) protections to allow the attacker to register new devices on existing user accounts.

Brian Krebs also provides some more information on his Mastodon account.

Infosec Exchange – 1 Jun 26

BrianKrebs (@briankrebs@infosec.exchange)

Dashlane says services are all back up, and that the account weirdness was caused by brute force attacks, "resulting in the suspension of those accounts as part of Dashlane’s built-in security measures. The affected accounts have now been...

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