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Linked in Password Database Stolen!
Glór na ngael
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06-Jun-2012 16:06
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Those with LinkedIn accounts are being advised to change their passwords following the theft of the site's password database. The Guardian has more below.
LinkedIn investigates hacking claims
Business social network examines claims by security analysts that more than 6 million users' details have been posted online
Josh Halliday
guardian.co.uk, Wednesday 6 June 2012 15.13 BST
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LinkedIN is examining claims that more than 6 million users' encrypted passwords have been placed online. Photograph: David Loh/Reuters
LinkedIn has launched an investigation into reports that its password database has been compromised with more than 6 million users' details posted online.
The business social network is examining claims by security analysts that millions of encrypted passwords have been published on a Russian hackers' website.
Graham Cluley, the cyberthreats expert, said the passwords were now likely to be in the hands of criminals. He advised the website's 160m worldwide users to immediately change their login details.
The security scare will cause fresh embarassment for LinkedIn, which is also facing privacy concerns about its mobile calendar application.
LinkedIn had not returned requests for comment at the time of publication, but said in a message on Twitter: "Our team is currently looking into reports of stolen passwords. Stay tuned for more."
Per Thorsheim, the security researcher who first raised the alarm about the apparent leak, said on Wednesday that the 6.5m encrypted passwords "will probably be a lot more users" because some will have the same login details.
Cluley, an analyst at Naked Security, said in a blogpost that users' emails addresses had not been published on the Russian hackers' website.
But he added: "It is reasonable to assume that such information may be in the hands of the criminals. As such, it would seem sensible to suggest to LinkedIn users that they change their passwords as soon as possible as a precautionary step. Of course, make sure that the password you use is unique (in other words, not used on any other websites), and hard to crack."
More details soon...
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2012/jun/06/linkedin-hacking
Sean Mc Dermotts
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06-Jun-2012 20:08
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thanks for posting this, i hadnt heard but have changed PW anyway as a precaution
OneLeggedDancer
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06-Jun-2012 20:15
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Same here - thanks.
South Limerick Referee
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06-Jun-2012 21:46
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Dont really use Linkedin, have the account and its handy for nosing around and seeing what people work at. Names flash up in front of you and you just work away from one to the next and could give an hour at it without noticing time passing.
Do many get work out of it?
Sean Mc Dermotts
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06-Jun-2012 22:55
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Originally posted by South Limerick Referee:
Dont really use Linkedin, have the account and its handy for nosing around and seeing what people work at. Names flash up in front of you and you just work away from one to the next and could give an hour at it without noticing time passing. Do many get work out of it?
Only joined in january and that was to steal/borrow someone elses wording to update my cv - handy ould site though!
Glór na ngael
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11-Jun-2012 15:01
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Originally posted by South Limerick Referee:
Dont really use Linkedin, have the account and its handy for nosing around and seeing what people work at. Names flash up in front of you and you just work away from one to the next and could give an hour at it without noticing time passing. Do many get work out of it?
I kind of doubt it myself, I keep an account just so that prospective employers can have a gurch if my CV lands in their inbox.
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