LinkedIn HACKED - Change your password!

slipsius · Jun 2012

Just a heads up. LinkedIn was hacked and all passwords posted to a russian hacker site. Do yourself a favour and go change your password.

http://lifehacker.com/5916177/65-million-linkedin-accounts-may-be-compromised-change-your-passwords-now

Edit: Not all passwords. just 6.5 million

gsokol · Jun 2012

Oh yea thanks for the heads up. Just changed mine.

Also, since this is likely related to the LinkedIn mobile app transmitting data in plain text...it might be good to remove to app from your mobile device if you have it.

Kot_Leopold · Jun 2012

Just changed my password. Really sucks but thanks for the warning.

notman · Jun 2012

I figured something has been targeting their site lately. I recently added my cousin, and suddenly I got requests from "Aunt Sandy". "Sandy" is my mom, so I suspect someone hacked my cousin's account, and started sending requests on her behalf.

I have to say, I am a bit concerned that changing the password won't matter, if linkedin hasn't fixed their security flaw. I mean, I changed mine, but my concern is it will happen again.

glottis8 · Jun 2012

ok... changed mine.

Lee3dee · Jun 2012

thx changed mine too

biofrost · Jun 2012

Thanks for the heads up!

Baj Singh · Jun 2012

Cheers for letting us know.

BlvdNights · Jun 2012

Oh no! What if one of the hackers takes my resume and then contacts me later about a xbox live indie arcade game idea he has!!

wasker · Jun 2012

Changed, thanks for the tip.

Andreas · Jun 2012

Damn ruskies... and people complain that their the new defacto shooter baddies! This is some Black Ops II level shit right here.

'...but what do we do... if they steal ALL the passwords...'

PaulP · Jun 2012

Thanks. If its true I hope these a-hole hackers get caught, it pisses me off when stuff like this happens

Skillmister · Jun 2012

slipsius wrote: »

Just a heads up. LinkedIn was hacked and all passwords posted to a russian hacker site. Do yourself a favour and go change your password.

http://lifehacker.com/5916177/65-million-linkedin-accounts-may-be-compromised-change-your-passwords-now

It's not ALL passwords its 1 25th of all passwords and they are still encrypted... Plus what are they gonna do give me some additional resume experience

gsokol wrote: »

Oh yea thanks for the heads up. Just changed mine.

Also, since this is likely related to the LinkedIn mobile app transmitting data in plain text...it might be good to remove to app from your mobile device if you have it.

That was fixed by an update iirc

TortillaChips · Jun 2012

notman wrote: »

I have to say, I am a bit concerned that changing the password won't matter, if linkedin hasn't fixed their security flaw.

Yeah that's what I thought, there's no mention of anything from LinkedIn so whats to say they aren't just taking the new ones.

Vio · Jun 2012

Its always Russia and Nigeria, they need to clean up their act. Their governments are so relaxed about these crimes.

Adam L. Gray · Jun 2012

FFFFFFFFffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffff..... Thanks!

Wesley · Jun 2012

This totally reminded me to get a LinkedIn account.

Pancakes · Jun 2012

you win this round, Russia

walreu · Jun 2012

I already did. Can't touch this!

Grimmstrom · Jun 2012

Thanks for the heads up

mdeforge · Jun 2012

FFFFFFFFffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffff

L, this could be Kira... you going to take this case?

Stepoole · Jun 2012

Thanks for the advice, heard about this on the radio today but didnt think to change my password!

Adam L. Gray · Jun 2012

Stradigos wrote: »

L, this could be Kira... you going to take this case?

sakujo..

aivanov · Jun 2012

Vio wrote: »

Its always Russia and Nigeria, they need to clean up their act. Their governments are so relaxed about these crimes.

Hah. Yeah, good luck.

Ace-Angel · Jun 2012

SCB wrote: »

Thanks. If its true I hope these a-hole hackers get caught, it pisses me off when stuff like this happens

I remember reading an article in which they explained that while Hackers are massive dicks, they wouldn't and shouldn't be hacking everything left and right, especially in this day and age on the internet, UNLESS, said portal is extremely flimsy with their security.

So basically, take it with a grain of salt...it takes two to tango.

Azreality · Jun 2012

Good advice! /changed

Ben Apuna · Jun 2012

Changed. Perhaps it was just a easy way for the hacker(s) to harvest passwords and attempt to hack other more sensitive accounts. I hope no one is using the same password for multiple accounts in this day and age.

LinkedIn HACKED - Change your password!

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