The computer hacker behind the theft of almost 6.5 million passwords from LinkedIn is also responsible for publishing up to 1.5 million passwords stolen from the popular dating website eHarmony, it has emerged.
The hacker, who posted lists containing a total of 8 million passwords on a web forum run by a company in Moscow that specialises in "password recovery" software, uses the online alias “dwdm”. He appealed to fellow hackers for help converting the passwords into a usable form.
Experts said that the fact that some of the passwords included the phrase “eharmony” indicated they were taken from the online dating website, which has more than 20 million members worldwide.
The firm confirmed on Wednesday that its security had been breached after it was first reported by the technology news website Ars Technica.
“After investigating reports of compromised passwords, we have found that a small fraction of our user base has been affected,” it said in a blog post.
It said it would contact affected members and reset their passwords.
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