{
  "id": 8976403,
  "title": "Fake LastPass Authenticator Installer Abuses Microsoft-Signed Driver to Kill Antivirus and EDR",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/fake-lastpass-authenticator-installer-abuses-microsoft-signed-driver",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-09-21T17:31:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hacker News",
    "slug": "the-hacker-news",
    "url": "https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/fake-lastpass-authenticator-installer.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A fake LastPass Authenticator installer offered on GitHub installs a Windows kernel driver that shuts off antivirus and other security software before a password stealer runs if a victim downloads and runs it, researchers at LastPass and Delphos Labs said on September 17. Microsoft's own hardware-compatibility program signs the driver, scored zero detections on VirusTotal when researchers",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}