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A second massive LinkedIn breach reportedly exposes the data of 700M users, which is more than 92% of the total 756M users. The database ...

 

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A second massive LinkedIn breach reportedly exposes the data of 700M users, which is more than 92% of the total 756M users. The database is for sale on the dark web, with records including phone numbers, physical addresses, geolocation data, and inferred salaries.

 

The hacker who obtained the data has posted a sample of 1M records, and checks confirm that the data is both genuine and up-to-date …
RestorePrivacy reports that the hacker appears to have misused the official LinkedIn API to download the data, the same method used in a similar breach back in April.

 

 

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Is there any company that hasn’t had such a thing happen? Feels like you either have to keep all data you aren’t comfortable with being public completely offline or just assume it will get out there at some point.

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2 minutes ago, Commissar SFLUFAN said:

 

DayOnePatch.com is the most secure social media/networking site in the world because all of your data gets occasionally purged.

 

Which is fitting given our Maoist leadership. 

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36 minutes ago, sblfilms said:

Is there any company that hasn’t had such a thing happen? Feels like you either have to keep all data you aren’t comfortable with being public completely offline or just assume it will get out there at some point.

They could also just be bad at their jobs and not take security seriously

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RestorePrivacy reports that the hacker appears to have misused the official LinkedIn API to download the data, the same method used in a similar breach back in April

 

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Oh for fucks sake microsoft. 

 

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1 hour ago, Commissar SFLUFAN said:

 

DayOnePatch.com is the most secure social media/networking site in the world because all of your data gets occasionally purged.

 

Remember kids. DB crashes, lost backups and random bouts of maintenance isn't a bug. It's a security enhancing feature!! :sun:

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