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LinkedIn Sues Hackers Over Thousands of Fake Accounts

2014-01-09 03:36:18| PC Magazine Software Product Guide

LinkedIn this week filed suit against scammers who created thousands of fake profiles in order to scrape data about existing LinkedIn members, in violation of the social network's policies.

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LinkedIn Sues Hackers Over Thousands of Fake Accounts

2014-01-08 23:33:59| PC Magazine Security Product Guide

LinkedIn this week filed suit against scammers who created thousands of fake profiles in order to scrape data about existing LinkedIn members, in violation of the social network's policies.

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Usernames, phone numbers of 4.6 mln Snapchat accounts leaked

2014-01-02 20:33:00| Telecompaper Headlines

(Telecompaper) The usernames and phone numbers for 4.6 million Snapchat accounts were temporarily posted online by hackers that exploited a vulnerability within the chat service, reported PCmag.com. SnapchaDB.com went live on 31 December 2013 and allowed consumers to download Snapchat's database of user information, although the last two digits of phone numbers were censored. The site has since been taken down due to the host becoming "intimidated by the overwhelming attention," SnapchatDB told The Verge, however a cached version is still available.

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Skype's social media accounts targeted by hacker group

2014-01-02 14:40:41| InfoWorld: Top News

Skype said its social media properties were targeted, with a group styling itself as the Syrian Electronic Army appearing to claim credit for the hacks. "You may have noticed our social media properties were targeted today," Skype said in a Twitter message late Wednesday. "No user info was compromised. We're sorry for the inconvenience."

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