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06

Jun

2012

It appears that some hackers got their hands on the database of passwords from LinkedIn. LinkedIn representatives have stated that they’re currently analyzing the reports. The good news is that the data dump in size of 271 MB that has been made available on a Russian forum only contains the SHA1 hashes of the passwords […]

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Reports of 6.4 Million Stolen LinkedIn Passwords

06

Jun

2012

LinkedIn is investigating reports that approximately 6.4 million user passwords have been posted on the Web. While the breach is still unconfirmed by LinkedIn (as of the time that we wrote this blog), they have acknowledged on their Twitter feed that their investigations have begun. If you're a LinkedIn user, Websense® Security Labs™ recommends that you change your […]

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Millions of LinkedIn passwords reportedly leaked – take action NOW

06

Jun

2012

Although not yet confirmed by the business-networking website, it is being widely speculated that over six million passwords belonging to LinkedIn users have been compromised.A file containing 6,458,020 SHA-1 unsalted password hashes has been posted on the internet, and hackers are working together to crack them. Although the data which has been released so far […]

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