2012-06-06, 12:02 PM
Satellite Wrote:Well, plenty of news sites have picked on it, but that alone doesn't mean much. Only way we can know for sure is when LinkedIn comments on it, and that could take a while until they admit it (Remember Sony?).
I don't use it, but if it's true, it's alarming because they have like 150mil users.
If you bothered to read the source you provided.
Quote:Update: LinkedIn has just tweeted that it is looking into the matter.
Our team is currently looking into reports of stolen passwords. Stay tuned for more.
LinkedIn News (@LinkedInNews) June 6, 2012
Update 2: LinkedIn has tweeted again, and has been unable to confirm any security breach yet. Given the growing number of users that have found their password in the hashes, that's worrying news.
Our team continues to investigate, but at this time, we're still unable to confirm that any security breach has occurred. Stay tuned here.
LinkedIn News (@LinkedInNews) June 6, 2012