LinkedIn

Lynda.com now LinkedIn Learning, was informing its consumers of a security breach.

The firm claims that an unauthorised third party gained access to a database that contained user data.

The company began informing its clientele that hackers had gained access to learning data, including attempted courses and contact information.

The company's owner, LinkedIn, verified the issue and disclosed that, as a precaution, the passwords of 55,000 users had been reset. It is possible that 9.5 million users were affected in total.

LinkedIn disclosed further steps to safeguard user accounts on Lynda.com in reaction to the data leak.

Source: https://securityaffairs.com/54533/data-breach/lynda-com-data-breach.html

TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/linkedin

"id": "lin1136181123",
"linkid": "linkedin",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "12/2016",
"severity": "100",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"

{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': ['Potentially 9.5 million users'],
                        'industry': 'Education Technology',
                        'name': 'Lynda.com (LinkedIn Learning)',
                        'type': 'Online Learning Platform'}],
 'attack_vector': 'Unauthorized Access',
 'customer_advisories': ['Informing customers about the breach'],
 'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': ['Potentially 9.5 million users'],
                 'type_of_data_compromised': ['Learning Data',
                                              'Contact Information']},
 'description': 'An unauthorized third party gained access to a database '
                'containing user data at Lynda.com, now LinkedIn Learning.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Learning Data', 'Contact Information']},
 'response': {'communication_strategy': ['Informing customers about the '
                                         'breach'],
              'remediation_measures': ['Passwords reset for 55,000 users']},
 'threat_actor': 'Unauthorized Third Party',
 'title': 'Lynda.com Security Breach',
 'type': 'Data Breach'}