Has Your LinkedIn Account Possibly Been Compromised?
Here’s a quick tip.
If you use LinkedIn to keep track of your professional circles you may recall a leak of 6.5 million passwords. These had been stored in the form of unsalted hashes which means that many will be easy to crack if you have used password consisting only of dictionary words and if other people have used the same password.
So how do you check if your account is potentially one of the 6.5 million that has had its password leaked?
Head on over to LeakedIn and type your password into the box. Don’t worry, you aren’t providing any other details like your e-mail address which could be used to identify you. The password will be converted into an SHA-1 hash using JavsScript and then checked against the list of leaked hashes. If it shows up as being one of the leaked hashes you should probably change your password but, if not, then you are safe.
Nonetheless, it’s probably a good idea to change your password anyway just to be safe.
Boydo
My name is Boyd and I’m a Service Management Specialist with a knack for operational data gathering, transformation, analysis and reporting.
In 2012, I obtained my Masters of Science in Information Technology through the University of New South Wales @ The Australia Defence Force Academy (UNSW@ADFA).
I was also part of an online community known as the Panasonic Insider Crew in the capacity of “Insider Guru” for Panasonic Australia where I interacted with other tech enthusiasts and find out more about Panasonic's latest gadgets.
I love technology, gadgets, and the Internet and maintain a keen interest in these areas locally, nationally, and globally. I hope by sharing my views on these topics that people will receive an honest point of view from someone with a genuine interest in these topics.
I have also written and edited articles for Neowin - you can check out my articles over @ https://www.neowin.net/news/poster/boyd_chan
I hope you enjoy reading my blog!
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