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LinkedIn Passwords Out In The Open

2 Comments Posted by on June 11, 2012
LinkedIn

LinkedIn

As many as 6 million LinkedIn passwords have been hacked. According to news reports, hackers posted a file containing the passwords in encryption onto a Russian web forum, thereby making it public. They invited the hacking community to help them with decryption.

LinkedIn has more than 150 million users. LinkedIn has immediately tightened up their security by permitted existing users to log in only after confirming their email address.

It was found that after the hacking, the users of LinkedIn whose information was stolen began receiving email scams for phishing. Read more of this post

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Mepin: Forget Passwords, Usernames; Get One Smart Pin For Better Security, Less Hassle

Leave a Comment Posted by on March 13, 2012
Mepin

Mepin

Mepin provides you with a one smart pin through which you can securely sign in. Passwords and usernames can easily be forgotten, lost, copied, hacked and cracked. Mepin provides customer friendly secure authentication as a service.

Mepin protects online users against hijacking, phishing and password frustrations. Mepin has no user registration and does not store user’s personal data in a central database neither does it store usernames, passwords or any other data from linked accounts. It generates a random identifier for each service linked with and enhances user’s privacy. Read more of this post

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