FBI joins LinkedIn investigation

LinkedIn is working with the FBI as the social network for job seekers and professionals investigates the theft of 6.4 million member passwords, the company said on Thursday.

The company does not know of any accounts that were taken over as a result of the security violations, according to LinkedIn spokesperson Hani Durzy.

However, a spokesperson with the FBI declined to comment.

LinkedIn is still in the early stages of the investigation. Durzy said it was not yet determined whether the email addresses that corresponded to the hacked passwords were also stolen.

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LinkedIn, eHarmony users: change your passwords

Business social network LinkedIn and online dating service eHarmony said Wednesday that some of their users' passwords were stolen and millions appear to have been leaked onto the Internet.

LinkedIn Corp. did not say how many of the more than six million passwords that were distributed online corresponded to LinkedIn accounts. In a blog post Wednesday, the company said it was continuing to investigate.

Graham Cluley, a consultant with U.K. Web security company Sophos, recommended that LinkedIn users change their passwords immediately.

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‘Password’ tops the list of worst passwords for 2011

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According to password management application maker SplashID, some of the most commonly used passwords for 2011 are “password,” “123456,” “12345678,” “qwerty,” “abc123” and “monkey.”

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The top 25 most commonly used passwords for 2011 according to SplashID are: 

1. password

2. 123456

3. 12345678

4. qwerty

5. abc123

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