Several files with information from 500 million
users
have been shared on a
hacker
forum
for sale, although at the moment it is not clear if this is updated data or from a previous security breach.
The author of the publication in the hacker forum has shared a file with the data of
2 million user accounts
of the professional social network
, as a sample of another larger file, this time of 500 million users.
Both files are available for sale, as reported by
Cybernews
, and contain information such as full user names, their identification in the social network,
emails
,
phone numbers
,
work-related data
and even
links to profiles of other networks. social
.
The
Cybernews
team
has confirmed that this is information from the platform, but has not been able to determine if it is updated information or
from old security breaches
.
Nor has it found information considered sensitive, such as bank details.
The author of the post sells the sample file for $ 2 in forum credits, but it appears the entire file is auctioning it off for four-digit sums, in
bitcoins
.
However, it is unclear if the threat maker is selling up-to-
date
profiles
or if the data was taken from or added to a previous breach suffered by
or other companies long ago.
As a consequence of this leak, LinkedIn users whose information appears in the files may end up being victims of malicious campaigns via email or telephone, but also of 'phishing' - impersonation of a legitimate source.
Cybercriminals can also try to access profiles.
According to the criteria of The Trust Project
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