New LinkedIn Data Leak Leaves 700 Million Users Exposed

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Data from 700 million LinkedIn users is being put up for sale online, making this one of the largest LinkedIn data leaks to data.

Many people trust LinkedIn with all sorts of private data, hoping and trusting that the information remains in safe hands. But is this trust warranted? But so far in 2021, we have already seen two separate incidents where bad actors have exploited the professional networking platform to harvest vast amounts of user data.

The implications of this are far-ranging, from identity theft to phishing attacks, social engineering attacks, and more. Before we dive into the consequences of this leak, let’s first examine what happened.

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New LinkedIn Data Leak Leaves 700 Million Users Exposed

Data from 700 million LinkedIn users has been put up for sale online, making this one of the largest LinkedIn data leaks to date. After analyzing the data and making contact with the seller, we have updated this article with more information, including how the data was obtained and the possible...

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