LinkedIn Claims Vulnerable Passwords Have Been Disabled
Business social network LinkedIn issued more information and advice to its users over the weekend, in the wake of a massive cyber attack in which 6.5 million passwords were stolen. full story 
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Rejoice! The End of the ‘User Name and Password’ May Be Nigh
What’s the absolute worst part of the Internet? Reasonable folks may disagree. One could argue pop-up ads, another might posit the endless stream of baby photos on your Facebook feed. But most would agree that keeping track of an endless string passwords ranks somewhere at the top. Nobody, of course, can remember a unique password for the dozens of sites we each sign into...
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Abusers 'prey on disabled and vulnerable'
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LinkedIn wins dismissal of lawsuit seeking damages for massive password breach
Professional social networking service LinkedIn won the dismissal of a lawsuit seeking damages on behalf of premium users who had their log-in passwords exposed as a result of a security breach of the company's servers last year. The data breach came to light at the beginning of June 2012, after hackers posted 6.5 million password hashes corresponding to LinkedIn accounts...
pcworld.com (2 months and 20 days ago)
LinkedIn Pops, Facebook Flops
Morning Business Memo… LinkedIn (LNKD) and Facebook (FB) will celebrate the anniversaries of their IPOs just a few days apart this week. But their experiences as publicly traded companies couldn’t be more different. LinkedIn promotes its service as a stepping-stone to a more enriching career. LinkedIn’s...
abcnews.com (10 days ago)
LinkedIn Down: Mysterious Outage Claims Business Networking Site
Business networking site LinkedIn was down on Wednesday morning, with the company telling its users to "sit tight" as its team needed to "clean things up." As of 10:25 a.m., we do not know the cause of the outage, but LinkedIn formally acknowledged the service disruption over Twitter earlier this morning. Our site is currently experiencing some issues. Our team is continuing...
ibtimes.com (2 months and 6 days ago)
LinkedIn's Acquisition Of Pulse Promotes Role Of Game Changer
LinkedIn stands out as one of the best Internet business models because it is constantly in process of building a defensible and valuable platform for its members and its sponsors. LinkedIn's announced acquisition of Pulse on Thursday further demonstrates LinkedIn’s strategy to become the most essential, must-have tool for its members and recruiters alike. As such, for...
forbes.com (1 month and 8 days ago)
Disabled face losing homes under benefit cutbacks
Some of Britain's most vulnerable disabled people could be forced out of their homes and into institutionalised care because of cuts to carers' allowances, Government papers show.
independent.co.uk (1 month ago)
Eight Reasons High School Students Should Be on LinkedIn
Now that LinkedIn is a decade old and has 225 million members, its fastest-growing demographic –30 million and counting-is students and those who are three years or less out of college. Though LinkedIn’s user agreement says that members agree they are at least 18 years old, I am going to make a recommendation and a prediction: High school students should start LinkedIn...
forbes.com (10 days ago)
5 phrases to remove from your LinkedIn Headline now
Your LinkedIn Headline is arguably the most important piece of real estate within your Profile.Yet, most users remain confused about its true function, and what to use (in place of LinkedIn's default, which is the current job...
examiner.com (2 months and 14 days ago)
Cramer: This Creamed LinkedIn
The drop in LinkedIn was an overreaction and there's a big buying opportunity in LinkedIn, Cramer said.
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