2012 LinkedIn Security Breach Strikes Again
A 2012 security breach that revealed the passwords of LinkedIn members is rearing its ugly head again.
A 2012 security breach that revealed the passwords of LinkedIn members is rearing its ugly head again.
Chief information security officer Cory Scott announced in a blog post that the email and hashed password combinations of more than 100 million users obtained in the 2012 breach were released, writing:
In 2012, LinkedIn was the victim of an unauthorized access and disclosure of some members’ passwords. At the time, our immediate response included a mandatory password reset for all accounts we believed were compromised as a result of the unauthorized disclosure.
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