Professional social network LinkedIn has recently filed a lawsuit against the party suspected of breaking into user data.This legal step is how LinkedIn to reveal the identity of the breaker data. According to information cited from TechCrunch, Tuesday (08/16/2016), it is also an effort to maintain the trust LinkedIn users.
The company was recently acquired by Microsoft for US $ 26.2 billion (Rp 340 trillion) are demanding that the burglars data by regulatory Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA). LinkedIn claims, these hackers collect user profiles."During the period December 2015 to date, a number of unidentified people using the software or bot and have been extracted at the same time doubling the LinkedIn user data," reads the lawsuit.
In this case, LinkedIn accused the hackers have developed a botnet in the massive amount and avoid the limitations of the use LinkedIn to prevent third parties from collecting user profile.The Company has been using a tool called the Org Block to block the IP addresses of suspected hazardous as well as Member and Guest Scoring uses to track the page request.
Even so, LinkedIn remains open access Google search. "LinkedIn incorporated a number of popular search engines and has a reputation as well as allow them to inquire and identify the LinkedIn pages without passing through a security restriction," the company said.LinkedIn representative declined to comment on how the company uses to distinguish crackdown by popular search pages used by hackers.
Even so, the company said, combat boots and allow some of the leading search engines is an important thing to do to protect user data. Currently, the case is heard in the middle of the US District Court in San Jose.