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LinkedIn user data leaked: Database shows emails, profile data, phones, full names, and more confidential info. (lemmy.world)
submitted 1 year ago by woshang@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world
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The same threat actor has leaked larger amounts of data from LinkedIn dated 2023. They claim this new data contains 35M lines and is 12 GB uncompressed.

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[–] spudwart@spudwart.com 19 points 1 year ago (9 children)

Was surprised at first, then I went to go log in to change my password.

And then it said I was emailed a 2FA code... the code was part of the email header.

Now I'm completely unsurprised this happened.

[–] corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 12 points 1 year ago (1 children)

the code was part of the

... part of the Subject header in the encrypted body of the message, you mean? What a nothing-burger.

[–] jarfil@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

encrypted body of the message

Encrypted what? LinkedIn lets you add a key/cert to send you encrypted emails?

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