LinkedIn Responds to Reports of Data Breach Affecting 700 Million of Its Users

After a report taken up by various media, the platform came out to clarify the facts.

The LinkedIn app is seen on a mobile phone in London, UK, on Jan. 11, 2021. Edward Smith/Getty Images

By Entrepreneur Staff

Recently, several media reported on the data breach of more than 700 million users of the professional social network, LinkedIn, which is equivalent to just over 90 percent of people who use the platform.

However, the social network explained through a statement that it is not a data breach, at least not “private data.”