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Re:LeakedIn by shuri on Wednesday June 06, 2012 @05:50PM (#4076397)
If the hole that let them in hasn't been closed yet, changing the password will make that password vulnerable, right?
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Re:LeakedIn by Achshar on Wednesday June 06, 2012 @07:58PM (#4076826)
LinkedIn said:

> users who have already changed their passwords or created a new account won’t have to worry, as they have recently begun hashing and salting their current password databases.

http://techcrunch.com/2012/06/06/linkedin-speaks-some-of-tho...

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Re:LeakedIn by adavies42 on Wednesday June 06, 2012 @09:26PM (#4077113)
"recently"?!?
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Re:LeakedIn by Achshar on Thursday June 07, 2012 @02:48AM (#4077906)
Yes, it could have been a little earlier but from what it seems, it was before the leak.
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