LinkedIn popped

LinkedIn popped

Scores of passwords have been stolen from LinkedIn and published online. Here's the latest.

Latest about LinkedIn popped

LinkedIn rolls out 2fa 

LinkedIn rolls out 2fa

In Applications - By Dan Kaplan, 3 June 2013 9:39 AM
Follows Google, Twitter, Apple, Etsy.
Twitter, Microsoft, LinkedIn, Yahoo open to hijacking 

Twitter, Microsoft, LinkedIn, Yahoo open to hijacking

In Applications - By Darren Pauli, 22 March 2013 4:30 PM
Cookie cockup permits account takeover.
LinkedIn shuts clickjacking flaw 

LinkedIn shuts clickjacking flaw

In Web/client - By SC Australia Staff, 18 January 2013 2:24 PM
Users could be tricked into deleting contacts.
Data breach costs LinkedIn up to $1 million 

Data breach costs LinkedIn up to $1 million

In Risk - By Marcos Colon, 6 August 2012 3:36 PM
LinkedIn's 2Q earnings call reveals that the company spent between $500,000 to $1 million on forensic work surrounding a recent data compromise.
LinkedIn sprinkles salt after password scare 

LinkedIn sprinkles salt after password scare

In Crypto - By Dan Raywood, 18 June 2012 9:42 AM
Claims no reports of compromised accounts.
Claims LinkedIn passwords stolen in old hack 

Claims LinkedIn passwords stolen in old hack

In Crypto - By Darren Pauli, 12 June 2012 10:18 AM
Users claim old passwords found in cache.
Last.FM popped, joins password fail trio 

Last.FM popped, joins password fail trio

In Web/client - By Marcos Colon, 8 June 2012 10:39 AM
Password leak may be a separate hack.
Author pronounces MD5 crypt dead 

Author pronounces MD5 crypt dead

In Crypto - By Darren Pauli, 8 June 2012 3:25 AM
Big sites should design their own algorithms.
LinkedIn phishing emails surface 

LinkedIn phishing emails surface

In Messaging - By Darren Pauli, 8 June 2012 1:52 AM
Bad guys would 'drool' over potential stolen LinkedIn intel.
eHarmony falls prey to LinkedIn crypto crackers 

eHarmony falls prey to LinkedIn crypto crackers

In Crypto - By Darren Pauli, 7 June 2012 11:36 PM
But company mum on details.
6.5 million unsalted LinkedIn passwords posted online 

6.5 million unsalted LinkedIn passwords posted online

In Crypto - By Darren Pauli, 7 June 2012 7:21 AM
Passwords easy to crack.
LinkedIn profiles at hijack risk 

LinkedIn profiles at hijack risk

In Crypto - By Darren Pauli, 23 May 2011 9:55 AM
Even changing your password won't protect you.
'Spear phisher' proves why you should be skeptical of LinkedIn updates 

'Spear phisher' proves why you should be skeptical of LinkedIn updates

In Messaging - By SC Australia Staff, 15 April 2011 9:52 AM
Trusteer experiment found half of social networkers would go to a landing page if asked.
Bank security experts play up social risks 

Bank security experts play up social risks

In Risk - By Liz Tay, 29 March 2011 7:46 AM
Identity data a commodity in underground economy.
M86 social media scanner takes the worry out of surfing 

M86 social media scanner takes the worry out of surfing

In Applications - By SC Australia Staff, 10 March 2011 10:13 AM
Threats detected in real-time in the cloud.
Public mistrusts social media with data: survey 

Public mistrusts social media with data: survey

In Crypto - By Jennifer Scott, 10 March 2011 9:47 AM
LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook considered not trustworthy.
Gawker breach prompts LinkedIn, Yahoo password resets 

Gawker breach prompts LinkedIn, Yahoo password resets

In Networks - By Angela Moscaritolo, 20 December 2010 1:56 PM
Antiquated encryption algorithm a key security flaw.
From Stuxnet to Snoop: The infosec year in lists 

From Stuxnet to Snoop: The infosec year in lists

In Hackers - 10 December 2010 12:48 PM
SC Magazine US runs down the notable IT security news items for 2010.
Bugat trojan delivered in LinkedIn spam 

Bugat trojan delivered in LinkedIn spam

In Hackers - By Dan Raywood, 13 October 2010 12:21 PM
Harder to detect than Zeus.
Email spam campaign targets LinkedIn users 

Email spam campaign targets LinkedIn users

In Messaging - By Dan Raywood, 29 September 2010 1:14 PM
Zeus payload delivered.
Opinion: Protect your cyber self 

Opinion: Protect your cyber self

In Messaging - 22 August 2009 11:11 AM
Former MySpace executive David Batch shows how to stay safe with social media.
Firms fear social networks threat 

Firms fear social networks threat

In Messaging - By Phil Muncaster, 29 April 2009 10:09 AM
Two-thirds of systems administrators are worried that employees are sharing too much information on social networking sites and threatening the security of corporate systems, ...
Fake Beyonce, Victoria Beckham LinkedIn pages carry malware 

Fake Beyonce, Victoria Beckham LinkedIn pages carry malware

In Messaging - By Angela Moscaritolo, 8 January 2009 11:07 AM
Researchers have identified malicious links present on fake LinkedIn profiles claiming to belong to Beyonce Knowles, Victoria Beckham and about 25 other celebrities.
10,000 LinkedIn users targeted in spear phishing attack 

10,000 LinkedIn users targeted in spear phishing attack

In Messaging - By Angela Moscaritolo, 10 October 2008 9:48 AM
A LinkedIn "spear phishing" email scam loaded malicious software to steal usernames and passwords.
LinkedIn fixes critical bug 

LinkedIn fixes critical bug

In Applications - By Dan Kaplan, 27 July 2007 10:07 AM
Business networking site LinkedIn has remedied a dangerous zero-day vulnerability in its Internet Explorer toolbar, one day after researchers went public with the exploit code.
Researchers release LinkedIn bug 'o-day style' 

Researchers release LinkedIn bug 'o-day style'

In Web/client - By Dan Kaplan, 25 July 2007 9:48 AM
In a move sure to fuel the debate over responsible disclosure, a pair of security researchers have posted public exploit code for a severe vulnerability affecting users of the ...
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