Popular online employment LinkedIn has been the victim of what’s called a data-scraping attack. Data scraping occurs when a computer program extracts data from a web site
As a result of the data scraping of LinkedIn, security experts say the information of 700 million users, or about 92 percent of LinkedIn users, have been posted for sale on the dark web.
The exposed records include email addresses full names, phone numbers, physical addresses, geolocation records, LinkedIn username and profile URL, personal and professional experience/background, genders, and other social media accounts and usernames. Passwords are not included in the archive, but security experts warn there’s enough information out there for criminals to create a fake identity of a person.
There are several ways you can protect yourself from identity theft, including making sure you have secure passwords on all your devices, using two-factor authentication where it’s offered, and other tips.
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