Recently 6.5 million LinkedIn accounts were hacked by Russian Hacker . File containing 6.5 million unique hashed passwords appeared in an online forum . In order to prevent further attacks , LinkedIn security professionals are advising people to change their password . So , In this tutorial , will show you how to change your LinkedIn password .
Level: Beginner
Step 1: Login into LinkedIn using your credentials & Go to settings which is at right top corner .
Step 2 : Go to Account –> Change Password & Give your old password and new password .
Step 3 : That’s it done !!
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I have changed my password…But kindly let me know whether there is any assurance that they can’t hack the new password again.
Hi Anitha ,
Even LinkedIn can’t give assurance …But they have suggested some tips regarding quality password in their blog ..Please go through it http://blog.linkedin.com/2012/06/06/updating-your-password-on-linkedin-and-other-account-security-best-practices/
Thanks,
Gautham
Hi,
Ok…Thanks for this information gautham…