http://www.latimes.com/business/technology/la-fi-tn-linkedin-hack-20160519-snap-story.html
> Another day, another security breach. They've almost become routine to many > of us. > > This latest one actually happened in 2012, when LinkedIn, and later EHarmony, > revealed that hackers had stolen the login info for about 6.5 million users. > The new development is the revelation it actually affected over 100 million > users. (Yes, that's significantly more.) > > And now a hacker is selling user data on the Dark Web marketplace the Real > Deal for 5 bitcoin (which is about $2,200), according to Motherboard. > > LinkedIn has said in a blog post that it has "demanded that parties cease > making stolen password data available" and will consider legal action if > they don't comply. And for now, the company is using what it calls "automated > tools" to try to catch any suspicious activity. -- Kim Holburn IT Network & Security Consultant T: +61 2 61402408 M: +61 404072753 mailto:[email protected] aim://kimholburn skype://kholburn - PGP Public Key on request _______________________________________________ Link mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.anu.edu.au/mailman/listinfo/link
