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LinkedIn user data leaked: Database shows emails, profile data, phones, full names, and more confidential info. (lemmy.world)
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The same threat actor has leaked larger amounts of data from LinkedIn dated 2023. They claim this new data contains 35M lines and is 12 GB uncompressed.

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[-] NeoNachtwaechter@lemmy.world 16 points 1 year ago

So glad that I did NOT simply close my account there, but instead I changed every single piece of personal data to some meaningless xyz123 before I finally closed it.

[-] Potatisen@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

Your old info is still backed up there

[-] NeoNachtwaechter@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

Yes, but it was a while ago, and the backup gets older every day.

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