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How do you protect yourself from a keylogger?
Hello
If a hacker/cybercriminal stole my 1password vault database and my master password with a malware or keylogger, what to do?
The hacker/cybercriminal can insert the virus/malware on my com...
1P_Dave
Moderator
ModeratorCorrect, you need both your account password and Secret Key to authenticate to your 1Password account and decrypt your data on a new device. What the original poster was asking about is a theoretical scenario where a malicious attacker was able to infiltrate your Windows PC and steal both the offline local copy of your vault and your account password from that Windows PC. In that scenario only the account password would be needed to decrypt the stolen local vault that they copied from your device.
This is why it's important to have a strong account password and to also follow best practices when it comes to securing your devices.
You can read more about security here: Find Out How Safe 1Password Really Is
Let me know if you have any questions.
-Dave
