Linkedin and now MySpace and Tumlr! Its time to secure internet

It has been reported that 360.2 million accounts have been hacked and are on sale now. Yes, you can buy hacked accounts. One can imagine that what the feelings are when you see your very own account for sale.

Early this month, 167 million LinkedIn IDs had been hacked and were put on sale. Millions of Fling ID’s had been hacked in 2011. Now a question arises that are we secure? What is the credibility of online safety and privacy? Internet is growing by leaps and bounds but such incidents will compel us to reduce our online activities.

Technically speaking, all passwords of above said websites should be saved in database in encrypted form. If they are saved in encrypted form then how a hacker can decrypt them? It is only possible that either the passwords are not encrypted or the encryption is not so strong. In both cases it is professional negligence.

A good news Tumblr, Fling or LinkedIn users is that now they can verify that either your account is compromised or not. Visit this link Check My Account to check your account.

Now, its time to secure all online assets and give users confidence to live in digital age.

Leo Kelion, MySpace and Tumblr hit by 'mega breach', http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-36416855