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Subject: [ISN] Have LinkedIn's security woes permanently damaged the social network?
From: InfoSec News <alerts () infosecnews ! org>
Date: 2012-06-15 10:44:41
Message-ID: alpine.DEB.2.02.1206150544280.2879 () infosecnews ! org
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https://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9228122/Have_LinkedIn_s_security_woes_permanently_damaged_the_social_network_
By Sharon Gaudin
Computerworld
June 14, 2012
After hackers last week breached the LinkedIn site, stealing more than 6
million user passwords, analysts are debating whether the attack will
cause long-term damage to the social network.
In the attack, users' passwords were posted publicly to a Russian hacker
forum. The incident garnered a lot of headlines, both in the trade and
mainstream news media, and LinkedIn was accused of using lax security
and having nothing more than light encryption to safeguard its users'
data.
Many companies besides LinkedIn suffer security breaches. What's causing
the furor over the LinkedIn breach is that the company makes its name
and its money from user data, yet it failed to take what security
experts would call adequate steps to secure its bread and butter.
Critics accuse the company of failing to protect its users. Will users
stand by their social network or will they flee?
[...]
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