LinkedIn Hacked, 6.5 Million Accounts at Risk

Early Yesterday - Vincent Silveira, a Director at Linkedin, was not able to confirm that a security breach had occurred. Since then, Linkedin has confirmed the breach and has contacted the affected members asking them to change their passwords. With over 161 million members worldwide - members should be on high alert for fake Linkedin emails. I suspect that most members may ignore the notifications from Linkedin - suspecting that its some Russian hacker trying to get there password.
As in most cases involving a data breach - the company involved (Linkedin) usually hasn't taken appropriate precautions to secure member data. This can range from poor encryption methods (like Linkedin) to allowing sensitive data to be loaded on to personal laptops. My account information was compromised last year, when a database admin at a Cryogenics lab load customer data on to his laptop, which was stolen from his car.