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LinkedIn bots and spear phishers target job seekers
The #opentowork hashtag may attract the wrong crowd as criminals target LinkedIn users to steal personal information, or scam them.
A firsthand perspective on the recent LinkedIn account takeover campaign
Not long ago I wrote about a recent campaign to hold LinkedIn users’ accounts to ransom. Shortly after I published the…
Attackers demand ransoms for stolen LinkedIn accounts
An ongoing campaign targeting LinkedIn accounts has led to victims losing control of their accounts, or being locked out following repeated…
Fake Amazon Prime email abuses LinkedIn’s URL shortener
Over the last few days, scammers have been sending out phishing mails that disguise bogus URLs with something called Slinks—shortened Linkedin…
LinkedIn introduces new security features to combat fake accounts
LinkedIn knows it has a problem with bots and fake accounts, and has acknowledged this on more than one occasion. For…
Bogus job offers hide trojanised open-source software
Microsoft researchers are warning of fake job offers where the only actual compensation available is a golden handshake of malware and…
Binance chief says a “sophisticated hacking team” turned him into a deepfake hologram
Deepfakes are back, and causing major problems for people involved in financial circles. Scammers have been targeting people in the cryptocurrency…
Twilio breached after social engineering attack on employees
Cloud-based communication platform provider Twilio has announced a breach via a social engineering attack on employees. On August 4, 2022, Twilio says…
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