6.5 Million Encrypted Linkedin Passwords Leaked Online [report]
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Linkedin600It's not a good day for LinkedIn. After reports that its iOS app potentially violates user privacy by sending detailed calendar entries to its servers, comes a report that 6.46 million encrypted LinkedIn passwords have leaked online. A Russian forum user claims he has hacked LinkedIn, uploading 6,458,020 encrypted passwords (without usernames) as proof.
The passwords are encrypted with the SHA-1 cryptographic hash function, used in SSL and TLS and generally considered to be relatively secure, but not foolproof.
While there's a possibility that the password collection is not genuine, some reports on Twitter add credibility to the story. LinkedIn said on Twitter it's looking into the issue.
Our team is currently looking into reports of stolen passwords. Stay tuned for more.
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