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Pardus

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Use to use LinkedIn a lot to get connections, now it's a way to thief's to steal your identity as we put our entire life story online for the world to see. If you look at the profile of say Mark Cuban, its very basic and generic for a reason. Then if you look at some other profiles, you know there work history, email, phone and address sometimes. Anyway, change your password if you haven't done so.

http://www.engadget.com/2016/05/19/linkedin-hack-password/
http://money.cnn.com/2016/05/19/technology/linkedin-hack/

LinkedIn says a 2012 breach resulted in more than 100 million of its users' passwords being compromised — vastly more than previously thought.

The business social network confirmed Wednesday a purported hacker's claim that 117 million passwords were stolen in the breach. It previously said 6.5 million user passwords were compromised.

According to a Forbes report, the hacker was trying to sell the passwords on the dark web for 5 bitcoin, or about $2,200.
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SMOGZINN

SMOGZINN

Lifer
Jun 17, 2005
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Pardus said:
Use to use LinkedIn a lot to get connections, now it's a way to thief's to steal your identity as we put our entire life story online for the world to see. If you look at the profile of say Mark Cuban, its very basic and generic for a reason. Then if you look at some other profiles, you know there work history, email, phone and address sometimes. Anyway, change your password if you haven't done so.

http://www.engadget.com/2016/05/19/linkedin-hack-password/
http://money.cnn.com/2016/05/19/technology/linkedin-hack/
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Yes, changing your password now will help when the hackers have only had access to them for 3 years.
 
gorcorps

gorcorps

aka Brandon
Jul 18, 2004
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SMOGZINN said:
Yes, changing your password now will help when the hackers have only had access to them for 3 years.
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Nevermind the fact that you don't need an account password to see what somebody put on their profile...

I agree changing your password is a good idea, but have no idea why the OP thinks having that info changes the info that's on your profile.
 
rh71

rh71

No Lifer
Aug 28, 2001
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Can people steal identities knowing your name, general location, college, work experience, and skills?
 
Ketchup

Ketchup

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Sep 1, 2002
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Most people use the same password for everything, or at least multiple things, so the hackers want the passwords. The linked-in data is of no real value to them.

I have had one for a while, and thinking about getting rid of it, as it has only provided me with stupid emails and openings for hackers (apparently).
 
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Red Squirrel

Red Squirrel

No Lifer
May 24, 2003
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www.anyf.ca
Should have changed it years ago, and if you use it anywhere else change it there too.

As a side note, you should also use a separate email for Amazon than you do for anything else as their customer support is a security nightmare, they just give out your information, all the person needs is your name and email address.

Really if you want to be cautious should use a separate email/password for everything, period.
 
Jeff7

Jeff7

Lifer
Jan 4, 2001
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Homerboy said:
People use/care about LinkedIn?
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Some people here have said they wouldn't hire someone without a social media presence, even for jobs that are not at all related to social media.


I wonder how good/bad their server-side encryption is, assuming they use any at all?

My semi-informed idea of a "proper" encryption scheme would be one where a break-in would be unsettling, but it would result in the criminals making off with unusable data.
 
SP33Demon

SP33Demon

Lifer
Jun 22, 2001
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Filled out the bare minimum for a profile and people still endorse me for stuff every now and then. Pretty funny.
 
destrekor

destrekor

Lifer
Nov 18, 2005
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tHa ShIzNiT said:
Damn thats pretty nice. Those guys are definitely leading the pack when it comes to password managers.
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There are some risks involved with Lastpass, but personally, I still swear by it. Absolutely love it.

You just can't go with Lastpass and forget/ignore all basic rules of safe browsing and other security techniques. There are ways to get to some very juicy info for any particular Lastpass user, but it still typically requires a little effort by both the perp and the intended target, in that the target needs to do things they shouldn't in the first place. Anyone security conscious should be quite safe with Lastpass.

I think for a little while recently (perhaps still?), there were some exploits through browsers/websites that could spoof the Lastpass popup for master password entry, in a very sophisticated way. I don't think it was simply a mockup that only looked like the authentic plugin, I think there was something underneath that helped make it appear perfectly authentic. Can't remember, honestly, I haven't researched that one in a while.
 
destrekor

destrekor

Lifer
Nov 18, 2005
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Printer Bandit said:
can Lastpass be used on mobile?
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Yes. I think they have made Mobile free now. I do know that if you want to sync your account between computer and mobile, you have to pay for Premium, which is ridiculously cheap: $12/year. A buck a month for a ton of convenience that helps encourage one to be more mindful of security.
 
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