Posts by Cory Scott

In 2012, LinkedIn was the victim of an unauthorized access and disclosure of some members' passwords. At the time, our immediate response included a mandatory password reset for all accounts we believed were compromised as a result of the unauthorized disclosure. Additionally, we advised all members of LinkedIn to change their passwords as a matter of best...

" At LinkedIn, our members always come first. We take your safety and privacy very seriously. All LinkedIn accounts are already protected by a series of automatic checks that are designed to thwart unauthorized sign-in attempts and keep your data safe. In honor of Data Privacy Day today, an effort to empower and educate people to protect their privacy and...

Editor's Note: Since we issued this post, Bishop Fox has extensively tested LinkedIn Intro and clarified a few of their earlier assumptions. You can see Bishop Fox's post here. This blog post is intended to provide more information and address inaccurate assertions that have been made as a result of a product we launched on Wednesday called LinkedIn Intro. Many...