LinkedIn Security Breach Triggers $5 Million Lawsuit
Social networking site LinkedIn is facing a $5 million class-action lawsuit over its information security practices, in response to an attacker who apparently obtained 6.5 million users' passwords earlier this month, according to an article from Information Week.
The hacker posted the passwords, along with an additional 1.5 million from dating website eHarmony, on a password-cracking forum on the InsidePro website, the article says.