This week's high-profile LinkedIn-password hack just got more interesting; an additional 1.5 million passwords for online-dating site eHarmony were also apparently stolen and posted on a Russian forum for hackers. LinkedIn and eHarmony users now have more in common than desperate searches for new relationships: Stolen passwords. eHarmony, a romance-oriented dating site, said today that its users’ passwords were also posted on a Russian hacker forum along with lists of passwords for LinkedIn, a job-oriented dating site. The confirmation came after Ars Technica reported finding eHarmony passwords in the LinkedIn password list: Based on the plaintext passwords that have been cracked so far, they appear to belong to users of a popular dating website, possibly eHarmony. A statistically significant percentage of users regularly pick passcodes that identify the site hosting their account. At least 420 of the passwords in the smaller list contain the strings “eharmony” or “harmony.” eHarmony hasn’t offered many details about the incident. A post on its blog says, “After investigating reports of compromised passwords, we have found that a small fraction of our user base has been affected.” However, Sophos’ NakedSecurity blog reports the hashes of at least 1.5 million eHarmony passwords were hacked. Yesterday LinkedIn confirmed a hacker stole the hashed passwords of 6.46 million users. Those passwords were then posted on a Russian web forum, InsidePro, where hackers are being encouraged to help decipher the reportedly unsalted SHA-1 hashes. That was the second security problem of the day for LinkedIn. Earlier its mobile application was found to be transmitting information from users’ calendar apps, including full meeting notes, locations, participants, passwords and dial-in phone numbers, in plain text. The mobile application problem was identified by researchers Yair Amit and Adi Sharabani of Skycure Security who announced it at a cybersecurity conference in Tel Aviv yesterday. This is all good news for Facebook, since it has effectively diverted attention from its ever-shrinking stock price. In case you are unaware, Facebook stock closed yesterday at 26.81, down 30 percent from its opening price. Related content opinion Why Bitcoins are Just as Viable as Any Other Currency The true value of any currency is a reflection of how much people believe it's worth, according to CIO blogger Constantine von Hoffman. But it's wise to remember just how fast beliefs can change. By Constantine von Hoffman Apr 15, 2013 4 mins Government Technology Industry opinion No Surprise: Docs Show Obama Administration Lying About Drones President Obama has repeatedly said drones would only be used against members of al Qaida and allied groups. However, leaked intelligence documents show the administration has been using them to settle political and tribal feuds for at least four yea By Constantine von Hoffman Apr 10, 2013 3 mins Regulation Government opinion How Big Data Can Quickly Become Big Garbage The bigger the data the bigger the chance of mistakes or inaccuracies. In that vein, a large database used by retailers to screen people accused of stealing from employers is identifying innocent people and could result in major lawsuits, according t By Constantine von Hoffman Apr 04, 2013 2 mins Big Data opinion Why Crazy Trumps Logic on the Internet The earth is flat. Vaccines cause autism. 9/11 was a government conspiracy. These are just a few of the many ideas that continue to find adherents online despite overwhelming proof that they're not based on fact. CIO.com blogger Constantine von By Constantine von Hoffman Apr 02, 2013 3 mins Government Podcasts Videos Resources Events SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER From our editors straight to your inbox Get started by entering your email address below. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe