A report that 6 million passwords from LinkedIn accounts were accessed by a Russian hacker has many people worried.

jstewart@publicityhound.com just alerted her followers of a potential breech in Internet safety at LinkedIn. She recommends changing your password. I have copied her message below for your interest with a link to a Forbes article.

Joan Stewart offers webinars to writers. There is one tomorrow on “How to Use Social Media to Connect with Journalists.”  Her website is: www.PublicityHound.com

“..Several articles on well-respected blogs recommend that you change your current password to a strong one ASAP. A Forbes article: www.forbes.com/sites/andygreenberg/2012/06/06/  explains more about it.

You can find full instructions on how to change your password, even from mobile devices at: www.mashable.com/2012/06/06/how-to-change-your-linkedin-password/“