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by xxkylexx 3230 days ago
No. This article describes an attack where the user has already gained access to the encrypted database, which assumes they have already subverted 2FA.
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Ah. Thanks. So the idea is to stop the user before they get that far, I suppose.

Doesn't this hark back to "If the attacker has local access, it's already game over"?

Not really, the databases are designed to be effectively public information. The security comes from the encryption, not OS-level file permission controls!
Has local access plus has a weak master password.