SAN
FRANCISCO (Reuters) - LinkedIn Corp, criticized for inadequate
network security after hackers exposed millions of its users'
passwords, said on Saturday it had finished disabling all affected
accounts and did not believe other members were at risk.
The
company, a social network for business professionals, promised to
beef up security, days after more than 6 million customer passwords
turned up on underground sites frequented by criminal hackers.
The
break-in - the latest in a string of high-profile Internet breaches
around the world - has damaged the reputation of the high-flying
company with more than 160 million members, and raised questions
about whether LinkedIn had done enough to safeguard the private
information of its users.
Some
cyber-security experts had warned that the company could uncover
further data losses over coming days as it tries to figure out what
happened.
In
its blog post, LinkedIn said it had notified all affected users -
whose accounts had not been accessed - and added it did not think
other users had been compromised.
"Thus
far, we have no reports of member accounts being breached as a result
of the stolen passwords. Based on our investigation, all member
passwords that we believe to be at risk have been disabled," it
said in a blog post.
"If
your password has not been disabled, based on our investigation, we
do not believe your account is at risk."
LinkedIn
is a natural target for data thieves because the site stores valuable
information about millions of professionals, including well-known
business leaders.
It
has hired outside forensics experts to assist as company engineers
and the FBI seek to get to the bottom of the break-in. The company
said on Friday it did not know if any other account information was
stolen besides passwords.
But
customers whose passwords were among those stolen were still getting
notified by LinkedIn as of Friday afternoon, days after news of the
breach surfaced.
The
way the company responds to the theft will play a critical role in
determining the extent to which the incident damages LinkedIn's
reputation, experts said.
LinkedIn
shares rose 2.6 percent to $96.26 on Friday. While the breach has not
appeared to hurt the stock, investors are likely watching the matter
closely because the stock carries one of the loftiest valuations in
technology.
SOURCE: http://ph.news.yahoo.com/
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