Breach notification site Leaked Source says nearly 170 million LinkedIn credentials appear to have been compromised in the 2012 breach of social networking site LinkedIn. The site says it purchased the credentials for 5 bitcoins – currently worth $2,300 – on the dark web forum “The Real Deal” LinkedIn has never confirmed how many user credentials were compromised, or if it even knows if the breach was limited to just the 6.5 million that initially came to light. LinkedIn says it will invalidate all passwords that haven’t been changed since 2012.”]
Source: https://www.cuinfosecurity.com/linkedin-breach-worse-than-advertised-a-9113