Spammers and Scammers Exploit The LinkedIn User Data Breach

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That was indeed quick. They couldn't have had anything else to do.

Spammers and Scammers Exploit The LinkedIn User Data Breach [bits.blogs.nytimes.com]

After hackers posted millions of encoded LinkedIn passwords to a Russian hacker site on Wednesday, criminals used news of the breach to trick unsuspecting users into downloading malware that can be used to extract financial gain.

Shortly after the breach surfaced, LinkedIn users began receiving e-mails from what, at first glance, looked like LinkedIn. The e-mails asked users to confirm their e-mail address by clicking on an embedded link. But the link took users to scam sites, such as an illegal online pharmaceutical site that sells Viagra and other products.

Earlier news
LinkedIn User Passwords Hacked [webmasterworld.com]

[Andy Langton]

There are also a few sites that will look up passwords in the list of hacked ones - some of which are also asking for usernames, for obviously nefarious purposes!