Security professionals suspect a catastrophic breach in business-focused
social network LinkedIn password database. A user in a Russian forum says that
he has hacked and uploaded almost 6.5 million unique hashed LinkedIn passwords,
according to The Verge. With more than
200,000 of the password reported to have been cracked the file only contains
passwords hashed using the SHA-1 algorithm and does not include user names or
any other data, security researchers say.
LinkedIn revealed through its own tweet that it's looking
into reports of stolen passwords, and it advised users to stay tuned for more
information.
This is a huge privacy breach and it could be damning if LinkedIn
password database can be so “easily” compromised. Sophos security expert Graham Cluley is advising
LinkedIn users to change their passwords as soon as possible, at least as a
precaution. If the report is true, then hackers are undoubtedly working hard to
decrypt the hashed, or unsalted, passwords
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