Malicious Life by Cybereason tells the unknown stories of the history of cybersecurity, with comments and reflections by real hackers, security experts, journalists, and politicians.
What The LinkedIn Hack Taught Us About Storing Passwords
May 24, 2022
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In June 2012, an anonymous hacker posted a list of 6.5 Million encrypted passwords belonging to LinkedIn users on a Russian hacker forum. It was soon discovered that these passwords were hashed using an outdated and vulnerable hashing algorithm – and were also unsalted. The lawsuits followed suit shortly… what are ‘hashing’ and ‘salting’, and can we trust big organizations to keep our secrets safe?