April 24, 2017

LinkedIn app’s oversharing via Bluetooth sparks alarm

LinkedIn said it was working on a fix for the issue - but it's always a good idea to keep an eye on what you might be sharing via Bluetooth

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February 20, 2017

Facebook’s new jobs service sparks privacy fears

As Facebook prepares to park its tanks on LinkedIn's lawn, now is a good time to think about how your profile might look to a prospective employer - and take steps to lock it down

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January 09, 2017

News in brief: Moscow freezes out LinkedIn; teen crooks ‘should have Wi-Fi blocked’; 123-reg hit by DDoS

Your daily round-up of some of the other stories in the news

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October 28, 2016

Keep your LinkedIn profile secure with the Kevin Bacon rule

Why is LinkedIn such a popular target for hackers? It is like a digital demonstration of the famous six degrees of separation from Kevin Bacon - every user has value.

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October 24, 2016

Russian indicted over LinkedIn and Dropbox mega-breaches

He's charged with foisting malware on LinkedIn and stealing millions of user credentials. A third intended target was allegedly Formspring.

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September 08, 2016

Would you hand over your social media account details for a new job?

The Job Index wants you to log into your social media accounts to send recruiters a report on your Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn personas.

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June 13, 2016

Background check company reads your private Facebook data to profile you

Tenant Assured accesses your social media accounts to help landlords assess your personality and credit risk.

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June 06, 2016

Mark Zuckerberg’s social media accounts hijacked

A hacking group says it found the far-too-guessable, and apparently reused, password - "dadada" - in LinkedIn's leaked dataset, and then promptly took over Zuck's Twitter and Pinterest accounts.

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May 31, 2016

MySpace breach could be the biggest ever – half a BILLION passwords!

If you are (or ever were) a MySpace user, you probably want to change your password. This breach has the ring of truth about it.

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