Were 6.5 Million LinkedIn Passwords Really Leaked?

Numerous publications are reporting it as fact. But were 6.5 million LinkedIn LNKD passwords really leaked this morning? According to LinkedIn's official twitter, "Our team continues to investigate, but at this time, we're still unable to confirm that any security breach has occurred. Stay tuned here." That message was tweeted at 10:18 a.m. EDT. But The Next Web reports that at least one LinkedIn user has been able to confirm that his password was leaked. With or without confirmation, Business Insider urged its readers to change their passwords as soon as possible. Should you worry? Probably not. But definitely take the advice of the aforementioned publications and change your password. If no leak occurred, you just wasted 30 seconds. And if a leak did occur, you might have saved yourself hours/days (or weeks) of grief. Follow me @LouisBedigianBZ