The deluge of spam dropped on members of LinkedIn last week perhaps could have been expected after a data breach at the site exposed 6.5 million of their passwords. Those messages, though, are more likely to harm members unaffected by the breach than those victimized by it. That’s because members who had their passwords compromised also had them wiped by LinkedIn. To reset those passwords, they have to go through a two-part process. They have to respond to a message from LinkedIn informing them that their password has been compromised.
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Spam Flies Fast and Furious in the Wake of the LinkedIn Breach
Posted by: John P. Mello Jr. June 11, 2012 06:00 AMThe deluge of spam dropped on members of LinkedIn last week perhaps could have been expected after a data breach at the site exposed 6.5 million of their passwords. Those messages, though, are more likely to harm members unaffected by the breach than those victimized by it. That’s because members who had their passwords compromised also had them wiped by LinkedIn. To reset those passwords, they have to go through a two-part process. They have to respond to a message from LinkedIn informing them that their password has been compromised.