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06-06-2012, 11:09 AM
LinkedIn Hacked, Passwords Posted to the Web
By Robert McGarvey (http://www.cutimes.com/author/robert-mcgarvey)
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Mainstream news sites such as the BBC are reporting Wednesday that Russian hackers have cracked into the professional networking site LinkedIn and are posting users’ encrypted passwords to the Web.
Although unconfirmed by LinkedIn, security experts believe reports of the hack to be credible.
Security researcher Graham Cluley told (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-18338956) the BBC, “Our advice is to change your LinkedIn password. And if you use the password on other accounts change it there too.”
This revelation comes on the heels of press reports that LinkedIn’s mobile app was “leaking (http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-205_162-57447997/linkedin-app-quietly-transmitting-personal-data/)” calendar entries of users. Apparently that only impacted iOS apps (iPhone, iPad) and only those users who opted into viewing their personal calendar entries within the app.
Current reports are that some 6.5 million LinkedIn passwords are now posted on the Web. Twitter users are feverishly reporting that they have their personal passwords online. That is not confirmed.
Experts stressed that this hack underlines the fragility of online databases and the need for hardening the perimeters.
By Robert McGarvey (http://www.cutimes.com/author/robert-mcgarvey)
June 6, 2012 • Reprints (http://sbmediareprints.com/reprint-products-quote-request/?cf2_field_18=&cf2_field_17=CUTimes.com&cf2_field_19=June%206%2C%202012)
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Mainstream news sites such as the BBC are reporting Wednesday that Russian hackers have cracked into the professional networking site LinkedIn and are posting users’ encrypted passwords to the Web.
Although unconfirmed by LinkedIn, security experts believe reports of the hack to be credible.
Security researcher Graham Cluley told (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-18338956) the BBC, “Our advice is to change your LinkedIn password. And if you use the password on other accounts change it there too.”
This revelation comes on the heels of press reports that LinkedIn’s mobile app was “leaking (http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-205_162-57447997/linkedin-app-quietly-transmitting-personal-data/)” calendar entries of users. Apparently that only impacted iOS apps (iPhone, iPad) and only those users who opted into viewing their personal calendar entries within the app.
Current reports are that some 6.5 million LinkedIn passwords are now posted on the Web. Twitter users are feverishly reporting that they have their personal passwords online. That is not confirmed.
Experts stressed that this hack underlines the fragility of online databases and the need for hardening the perimeters.