Security News > 2016 > May > LinkedIn users’ data on sale on the dark web (Help Net Security)
2016-05-19 15:09
A hacker has put up a batch of info about 167 million LinkedIn accounts for sale on dark web marketplace The Real Deal. Of these, some 117 million records contain email addresses and encrypted (hashed) passwords. The leaked info was stolen from LinkedIn in 2012. At the time, it seemed that it involved account info of some 6.5 million users, and LinkedIn forced a password reset for all accounts they believed were compromised. Yesterday, the … More →
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