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New LinkedIn Data Leak Leaves 700M Users Exposed

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Re: New LinkedIn Data Leak Leaves 700M Users Exposed

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Post by agustif »

fogetti wrote: post #41
stuff4ben wrote: post #9

But is this really a problem? LinkedIn is "advertising for yourself", presumably to get a job. With the exception of my phone number, I'm ok with the world knowing this information about me. It's the equivalent of a phone book and I'm putting myself out there and advertising myself in the hopes of getting a job.

Well I can see your point, but this is not exactly the same. As a thought experiment imagine that someone now builds a website called Linkedout and they post your profile with a layover animation resembling a big red stamp which reads 'Slacker'. I guess you are not OK with THAT information about you.

Oh funny I actually thought about same name

LinkedOut: A decentralized 'paid' job profile site for professionals, not recruiters. Where you decide who can see your profile/data and contact you.

I might just build this,but with a better name, lol

Re: New LinkedIn Data Leak Leaves 700M Users Exposed

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Post by rightbyte »

emodendroket wrote: post #12
rvz wrote: post #4

Now we will see an increase in SIM swapping attacks via this data dump and tons of fraud happening here. I hope they didn't use their phone number to login to their bank, crypto exchange or other social media accounts. Using phone numbers for login should be completely discouraged.

If someone merely knowing your phone number is a security risk that really seems like a flaw that should be addressed with the phone system and not by treating the numbers like sensitive information.

I've seen worse. All you need to use a credit card is the number printed on it and still we hand it to strangers to run off with for 3 minutes like nothing.

Re: New LinkedIn Data Leak Leaves 700M Users Exposed

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Post by SketchySeaBeast »

emodendroket wrote: post #12
rvz wrote: post #4

Now we will see an increase in SIM swapping attacks via this data dump and tons of fraud happening here. I hope they didn't use their phone number to login to their bank, crypto exchange or other social media accounts. Using phone numbers for login should be completely discouraged.

If someone merely knowing your phone number is a security risk that really seems like a flaw that should be addressed with the phone system and not by treating the numbers like sensitive information.

There was a time when there were whole books of said numbers and it wasn't a security risk. We've definitely gone wrong with our assumptions somewhere.

Re: New LinkedIn Data Leak Leaves 700M Users Exposed

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Post by southerntofu »

literallyaduck wrote: post #18

If Microsoft can't safely code its apis what hope does anyone else have?

Microsoft have never exactly had a reputation of security-conscious developments. However you do have a point: building secure software is close to impossible, and that's why we should build software that collects the smallest amount possible of personal information.

Re: New LinkedIn Data Leak Leaves 700M Users Exposed

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Post by xpe »

specialist wrote: post #45

FWIW, I've been scrubbing my social profiles. LinkedIn, Yelp, Facebook, etc. Barest of bones. Removing all connections, photos, posts, personal details. (I know the damage is already done. The aggregators never really delete anything.) Why not just out right delete my profiles? I'm squatting. To ensure they're not used as socket puppets. After a beloved coworker passed, their profile got highjacked. Ten years later,…

> To ensure they're not used as socket puppets.

sock puppets :)

Done much network programming lately?

Re: New LinkedIn Data Leak Leaves 700M Users Exposed

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Post by xpe »

SketchySeaBeast wrote: post #48
justusw wrote: post #5

This is why it’s good to only share data with LinkedIn that you expect to be leaked.

My LinkedIn data leaked? Honestly, it's free advertising.

To the extent the leak goes beyond public-facing profile information, this is far from "advertising".

Re: New LinkedIn Data Leak Leaves 700M Users Exposed

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Post by arp242 »

bennyp101 wrote: post #6

Is this on top of the 500M in April? https://cybernews.com/news/stolen-data-of-500-million-linked... Or is this a follow on with the rest of the data? Either way, it's pretty shoddy that they haven't put a stop to it

I think we finally know what that bowl of petunias meant with "oh no, not again".
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