Change Your LinkedIn Password ASAP!
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.
And now a hacker is selling user data on the Dark Web marketplace the Real Deal for about $2,200 each. 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.
If you use LinkedIn, chances are you’re among the 117 million users who need to change their password. Even if you’re not, you might consider strengthening it anyway. Most of us have become a bit nonchalant about breaches. However, an information security professor advises that we need to take more responsibility for our own security.
In fact, San Diego State’s Murray Jennex says that if you are online at all, you can assume you’ve been hacked. As noted in the blog post from LinkedIn, changing your password on a regular basis is always a good idea and you don’t have to wait for the notification.
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