LinkedIn Aims for Transparency, Updates Members on Security Snafu

By now most everyone with an Internet connection and even a passing interest in technology news knows about LinkedIn's recent security breach, the one in which 6.5 million LinkedIn hashed passwords were swiped from the site's servers and posted on a Russian website. LinkedIn has been in full damage control ever since, including a post over the weekend outlining steps it's taking to protect its members.
One of those steps involves "working closely with the FBI as they aggressively pursue the perpetrators of this crime." LinkedIn also claims it has put together a "world-class security team," with one of the major goals being a transition from a password database system with hashed passwords to... »read more

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