Attention to its members LinkedIn: It's no surprise anymore to see posts that mention it daily hacked social network accounts. You may remember that in 2012 a Russian hacker claimed to have access to millions of LinkedIn accounts.
Well, as the hacker seems to be back, this time he has for sale the 117 million email and passwords he has acquired from LinkedIn users. The accounts are available on the Dark Web through a site called The Real Deal for 5 bitcoin (about $ 2.200).
The hacker, who goes by the nickname Peace, spoke to Motherboard and confirmed that these accounts are from the infringement of 2012 – proving that the social network never disclosed the extent of the hack.
The hacker added that while the majority of passwords are encrypted or shredded with the SHA1 algorithm, more than 90% is already cracked.
The Motherboard, for its part, has verified the hacker's claims and reports that the data sold actually affects network user accounts.
You may not have your bank account information on your LinkedIn profile, but the other information contained in your account is still very private and could potentially allow someone to take advantage of your identity.
So, it is probably better to change him code you directly, and if you use the same password on multiple websites, change it everywhere.
