Technique

Public-key authentication

technique:public_key_authentication Also: public and private keys

Authentication using a public key on a server and a private key on the user’s computer.

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Direction Predicate Other entity Origin EP
incoming INVOLVES LinkedIn data breach Explicit 86

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LinkedIn data breach INVOLVES Public-key authentication

The hacker stole the engineer's private key, which was used for public-key authentication to LinkedIn systems.

Explicit Confidence 99% · Jack Rhysider EP 86 Details

“he found a private key to LinkedIn”