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madethemcry on June 6, 2012 | parent | context | favorite | on: 6.5 Million LinkedIn Password Hashes Leaked

I just looked into the file (combo_not.txt). There are only hashes. Who decided that the hashes posted in the forum are related to linkedin in any way ? Thank you.

jackalope on June 6, 2012 [–]

Those paranoid tinfoil-hat wearing lunatics that generate absurdly long unique random passwords for every site are wringing their hands with glee because they found the hash of their LinkedIn password in the file. You're welcome.

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