• 0110010001100010@kbin.social
    22·
    2 years ago

    I hate how “hack” is used for any kind of breach. This is 100% credential re-use or a shit password:

    The attackers appear to be using leaked credentials or brute-forcing to attempt to take control of a large number of LinkedIn accounts.

    And

    For accounts that are appropriately protected by strong passwords and/or two-factor authentication, the multiple takeover attempts resulted in a temporary account lock imposed by the platform as a protection measure.

    That’s not to say LinkedIn isn’t a steaming pile of garbage, but to say this is a “hack” is disingenuous.

  • NeoNachtwaechter@lemmy.worldEnglish
    2·
    2 years ago

    SO GLAD that I did not just abandon my acc there when I stopped using it, but I changed every single item of personal information there into some meaningless junk before I closed (they call it “deleted” ha ha) the account.

  • EnderWi99in@kbin.social
    2·
    2 years ago

    Update passwords to something actually hard to brute force and turn on two factor authentication and it should (hopefully) prevent this from happening to you.