[kwlug-disc] My Linkedin was hacked today.

CrankyOldBugger crankyoldbugger at gmail.com
Fri Jan 23 09:17:56 EST 2015


Sandeep makes a good point.  It could very well be a phishing thing.  Check
out the link he sent, and just go to https://www.linkedin.com/ and see what
happens.


On Fri Jan 23 2015 at 3:19:21 AM Sandeep Johri <sandeepjohri at rogers.com>
wrote:

>  Hi Joseph
>
> I'd suggest (if you haven't already) trying to access your linked in
> profile by visiting the site using a prior bookmark you have as opposed to
> the link in the e-mail.  That will tell you if your password was truly
> reset or whether this is more of a phishing type of attack.
>
> Here's some other info on the LinkedIn site -
> https://help.linkedin.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5342/kw/hacked
>
> Good Luck
> Sandeep
>
> From:
> Sandeep Johri
>
> On 22/01/15 10:24 PM, CrankyOldBugger wrote:
>
> If you're not entirely sure of your IP, go to
> http://get.youripfast.com/?hl=en
>
>
> On Thu Jan 22 2015 at 9:48:51 PM Joe Wennechuk <
> youcanreachmehere at hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>>  I believe my linkedin was hacked this afternoon... What Should I do?
>> please dont accept any invites or anything from me, or open ant attachments
>> etc... for the next little while I figure it out..I hope I haven't opened
>> all of my linkedin contacts to some spamming situation.
>>
>>  I just checked my email and saw an email (below) saying that my
>> Linkedin Password had been successuflly reset.. It is not my IP!... And I
>> would not be using Windows or IE either.
>>
>> Hi Joseph,
>>  You've successfully changed your LinkedIn password.
>>  Thanks for using LinkedIn!
>> The LinkedIn Team
>> When and where this happened:
>> Date: January 22, 2015 2:09 PM
>> Browser: IE
>> Operating System: Windows
>> IP Address: 70.25.5.70
>> Approximate Location: Cambridge, Ontario, Canada.
>>
>>  I immediately clicked on the "this was not me" link as shown below..
>>
>>  <Didn't do this? Be sure to change your password right away.>
>>
>>  and then I received an email with a reset link.. and reset it to a 2
>> character pwgen password. But in this case I received two emails.. One with
>> the reset link, and another stating that I had reset it. where in the
>> presumed hack instance I just received the email stating it had changed.
>>
>>  The email I just received with the recent pwgen change is below and
>> reflects my current IP which has not changed in at least the past few days
>> and I think is correct
>>
>> Hi Joseph,
>> You've successfully changed your LinkedIn password.
>> Thanks for using LinkedIn!
>> The LinkedIn Team
>> hen and where this happened:
>> Date: January 22, 2015 8:46 PM
>> Browser: Chrome
>> Operating System: Linux
>> IP Address: 108.168.14.107
>> Approximate Location: Kitchener, Ontario, Canada
>> Didn't do this? Be sure to change your password right away.
>>
>>  Does anyone have any advice for me? What other possible things should I
>> be worried about?
>>
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