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A day after some of its users' passwords were compromised byhackers, LinkedIn has said it has not confirmed any accountbreak-ins. The business social network said it had not received "verifiedreports of unauthorized access" to its users' accounts as a resultof an attack by a hacker who posted 8 million passwords online overthe last few days. Even so, the company is being targeted by phishing scams trying tosteal its users' login and password combinations. The latest LinkedIn predators are sending the company's users phonyemails meant to resemble official messages sent by the company.Phishing scams often include links to websites disguised as reallogin pages to trick users into entering their login names andpasswords.
Other phishing scams ask users to open attachments thatinfect their computers. The slew of phishing scams has been confirmed by security experts online , but they have not been addressed by LinkedIn. When asked about the scams Wednesday, the company chose not tocomment. On Thursday, the company said it had previously addressedphishing scams and directed the reporter to a blog post from 2010. The blog post advises users to be cautious when opening emails from sendersclaiming to be LinkedIn and to look for typos and faulty links --clues that such emails are not legitimate.
LinkedIn chose not to answer many of the questions posed bysecurity experts, including what information was accessed and howit was accessed. LinkedIn was not alone in falling victim to the attack that exposed8 million passwords. The hacker also targeted eHarmony , which confirmed the hacking, and reports are surfacing that musicwebsite Last.fm may have also been targeted. Last.fm told the BBC that some of its members' passwords had been leaked, and it posted a message on its website instructing users to change their passwords. Users of any of theses sites are advised to be safe and changetheir passwords.
Use long passwords that include numbers as well asboth capital and lowercase letters. Also, do not use the samepassword for all your online accounts. RELATED: LinkedIn confirms passwords were compromised As LinkedIn increases security, some users laugh at hack Like LinkedIn, eHarmony is hacked; 1.5 million passwords stolen Follow Salvador Rodriguez on Facebook , Twitter or Google+. I am an expert from Electrical Equipment & Supplies, usually analyzes all kind of industries situation, such as lr6 alkaline batteries , circular saw jigs.
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