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LinkedIn accounts hacked in widespread hijacking campaign (www.bleepingcomputer.com)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 31 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I hate how "hack" is used for any kind of breach. This is 100% credential re-use or a shit password:

The attackers appear to be using leaked credentials or brute-forcing to attempt to take control of a large number of LinkedIn accounts.

And

For accounts that are appropriately protected by strong passwords and/or two-factor authentication, the multiple takeover attempts resulted in a temporary account lock imposed by the platform as a protection measure.

That's not to say LinkedIn isn't a steaming pile of garbage, but to say this is a "hack" is disingenuous.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

I am not entirely sure what you're getting at.

In computer security the term "hack" and "hacking" is very wide. Trying to access accounts or data that you are meant to be unathorized to use is a hack. Which they clearly are here.