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LinkedIn data breach164.6M accounts compromised on 2012-05-05
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LinkedIn (linkedin.com) was the source of a data breach dated 2012-05-05, exposing 164,611,595 accounts. The details below are mirrored from Have I Been Pwned and reflect the source's account of the incident at the time of publication.
Incident Report
| Target Organization | |
|---|---|
| Source Name | |
| Domain | linkedin.com |
| Breach Date | 2012-05-05 |
| Added to HIBP | 2016-05-21 |
| Accounts Compromised | 164,611,595(164.6M) |
| Data Exposed | Email addressesPasswords |
| Status | Verified by HIBP |
Description
In May 2016, LinkedIn had 164 million email addresses and passwords exposed. Originally hacked in 2012, the data remained out of sight until being offered for sale on a dark market site 4 years later. The passwords in the breach were stored as SHA1 hashes without salt, the vast majority of which were quickly cracked in the days following the release of the data.
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