Tag Archives: 2012

LinkedIn Says Arrested Russian Hacker Tied to 2012 Cyber Breach

October 23, 2016 Comments Off on LinkedIn Says Arrested Russian Hacker Tied to 2012 Cyber Breach

HIGHLIGHTS LinkedIn in May had confirmed the 2012 data breach Approximately 6.5 million passwords were reset in 2012 LinkedIn says the hacker has been arrested LinkedIn Corp. said a Russian man arrested by Czech police for alleged hacking was probably involved in the 2012 breach of its professional networking site that compromised more than 6 million users’ passwords. Czech police ... Read More »

Dropbox Confirms 2012 Breach Bigger Than Previously Known

September 3, 2016 Comments Off on Dropbox Confirms 2012 Breach Bigger Than Previously Known

Dropbox Confirms 2012 Breach Bigger Than Previously Known HIGHLIGHTS Dropbox in August asked users to reset their passwords Dropbox acknowledged a 2012 data breach compromising 69 million accounts However, the company says Dropbox accounts have not been misused Dropbox confirmed Wednesday that a data breach discovered and disclosed in 2012 was bigger than previously known and according to one report ... Read More »