Database of 700M LinkedIn users found for sale on a hacking forum
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A database with details of 700 million LinkedIn users has been found for sale on a hacking forum.
The database has been offered for sale since June 22 by a user called TomLiner on Raid Forums, including a sample of 1 million records provided to prove the claim. However, no price was listed to purchase the database. The listing said only that details could be obtained by contacting the poster and that payment could be made by MM/Escrow.
Privacy Sharks reported Sunday that it reviewed the sample and can confirm its legitimacy. The sample database includes full names, gender, email addresses, phone numbers and industry information.