Tag Archives: linkedin

Mark Zuckerberg’s Accounts Compromised

Posted on June 7, 2016 by Carmelo

Facebook founder, Mark ‘Zuck’ had his Twitter and Pinterest accounts compromised after the LinkedIn data breach that happened back in 2012, through the recent sale of the emerged data. It’s proof positive that one must diversify usernames and passwords, close … Continue reading →

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LinkedIn Breach Data Leaked

Posted on May 28, 2016 by Carmelo

Back in 2012, LinkedIn lacked some basic security requirements around password security and as a result, they were breached, data was stolen, and LinkedIn and most of the Internet media sites warned users to change their passwords. LinkedIn even enabled two-factor … Continue reading →

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LinkedIn Phishing

Posted on January 16, 2015 by Carmelo

There has been a lot of phishing emails claiming to be from LinkedIn Support, designed to fool recipients into giving up their login credentials. The email uses a lowercase I instead of a capital i when spelling ‘Linkedln’ I promote … Continue reading →

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2-Factor on LinkedIn

Posted on October 23, 2014 by Carmelo

If you use LinkedIn, like I do. Enable 2-factor authentication to keep your professional profile and contacts secured. How embarrassing would it be if you are advertising yourself as a security and privacy professional and someone gets into your account … Continue reading →

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