LinkedIn user data leaked: Database shows emails, profile data, phones, full names, and more confidential info.

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The same threat actor has leaked larger amounts of data from LinkedIn dated 2023. They claim this new data contains 35M lines and is 12 GB uncompressed.

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Was surprised at first, then I went to go log in to change my password.

And then it said I was emailed a 2FA code... the code was part of the email header.

Now I'm completely unsurprised this happened.

I'm not sure what you're implying here regarding headers? Email is insecure regardless; even when using SMTP with TLS, it's not like the headers are exposed whereas the body would be encrypted or something.

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the code was part of the

... part of the Subject header in the encrypted body of the message, you mean? What a nothing-burger.

encrypted body of the message

Encrypted what? LinkedIn lets you add a key/cert to send you encrypted emails?

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