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LinkedIn, eHarmony social networking sites hacked, passwords leaked, poor security

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LinkedIn, a popular professional social networking website, and eHarmony, a paid subscription social networking dating site, both confirmed Wednesday their sites have been hacked.  The breach in the database security was found when the hacker(s) posted the list of 8 million encrypted passwords on a hacker forum, asking for help to break the encryption code. 

According to Sophos security reports, more than 60% of the passwords have already been cracked.  Tech news site Ars Technica said it found about

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