Millions of hacked LinkedIn passwords put up for sale online
Over 100 million LinkedIn passwords have been stolen and put on sale online.
A hacker, called “Peace”, told tech website Motherboard that he is trying to sell LinkedIn user data online.
He reportedly managed to obtain personal information of users in 2012 when a cyber breach revealed encrypted passwords of over 117m LinkedIn users.
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In a statement, a LinkedIn spokesperson said: "In 2012, LinkedIn was the victim of an unauthorised access and disclosure of some members' passwords. At the time, our immediate response included a mandatory password reset for all accounts we believe were compromised as a result of the unauthorised disclosure. Additionally, we advised all members of LinkedIn to change their passwords as a matter of best practice.
"Yesterday, we became aware of an additional set of data that had just been released that claims to be email and hashed password combinations of LinkedIn members from that same theft in 2012. We are taking immediate steps to invalidate the passwords of the accounts impacted, and we will contact those members to reset their passwords. We have no indication that this is a result of a new security breach."