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Title: Massive LinkedIn Data Breach
Post by: Inspector on July 21, 2016, 02:52:55 PM

I just got word from Life Lock that there was a massive data breach at LinkedIn and that my username and password were among the 16.5 million usernames and passwords for sale on a website on the dark web.  :o :o :o

I went through and changed my usernames and passwords but still it is kinda scary to think about it.   :shake: :shake: :shake:

Title: Re: Massive LinkedIn Data Breach
Post by: Flapp_Jackson on July 21, 2016, 03:01:11 PM

Quote from: Inspector on July 21, 2016, 02:52:55 PM

I just got word from Life Lock that there was a massive data breach at LinkedIn and that my username and password were among the 16.5 million usernames and passwords for sale on a website on the dark web.  :o :o :o

I went through and changed my usernames and passwords but still it is kinda scary to think about it.   :shake: :shake: :shake:

Some sources reported it's much higher:  167 million username/password pairs.

http://fortune.com/2016/05/18/linkedin-data-breach-email-password/

Title: Re: Massive LinkedIn Data Breach
Post by: Flapp_Jackson on July 21, 2016, 03:12:56 PM

System hiccup (dupe)

Title: Re: Massive LinkedIn Data Breach
Post by: RSN172 on July 25, 2016, 08:57:16 PM

I closed my LinkedIn account about a month ago.  Started to,get irritated with all the requests to connect and I didn't see any benefit of having it.  I had that account about 4 years.

Title: Re: Massive LinkedIn Data Breach
Post by: drck1000 on July 26, 2016, 07:47:37 AM

Never started on there, but I get requests all the time.  I don't mind the requests actually, but it's the persistent reminders (I assume from the system) that irritate me.

And my info is likely already out there, thanks to OPM. . .  :(