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LinkedIn to Users: Change Passwords Now
Users with compromised accounts should get an email about changing their passwords.
LinkedIn confirmed Wednesday, that yes, passwords were compromised in a security breach, according to published reports.
According to a report on TODAYonline, 6.4 million passwords were compromised.
"We are continuing to investigate this situation," Vicente Silveira, an engineering director there, was quoted in TODAYonline as saying.
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Silveira said the site -- used as a professional social networking site -- was hacked. The company mentioned steps the company is taking to deal with the breach, including sending emails to those with hacked accounts, according to a report on PC World.
In addition, users will notice their normal LinkedIn account passwords are not valid anymore, the report said.
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Password would should be changed as soon as possible.
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