Tag: linkedin
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Mate Security CEO Asaf Wiener’s LinkedIn Post Draws Attention To The AI Cybersecurity Debate
As artificial intelligence becomes increasingly central to both cybersecurity defense and offensive operations, a debate is emerging over how quickly the technology should advance. A recent LinkedIn post from Asaf Wiener, CEO and co-founder of Mate Security, has drawn significant… First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/09/mate-security-ceo-asaf-wieners-linkedin-post-draws-attention-to-the-ai-cybersecurity-debate/
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Breach of Confidence, 04 September 2026
I’ve spent this week watching a scam artist successfully impersonate a friend on LinkedIn, complete with his job title and a slightly better headshot. It was reported four days ago. The account is still up. LinkedIn’s verification process remains slower… First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/09/breach-of-confidence-04-september-2026/
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Iran-linked APT Mirage Kitten Uses Fake Job Tests to Spread Malware
Mirage Kitten used fake LinkedIn coding tests to spread NodeRabbit and PollCat, even banning AI tools that could have spotted the malware. Iran-linked Mirage Kitten hackers just found a genuinely clever way to make their own malware harder to detect: telling job candidates not to use AI tools while reviewing the trojanized code they were…
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Stage 3, Contact: How the Attack Reaches a Person and Crosses the Perimeter
Somewhere in your organization today, an attack crossed the perimeter, and there is a good chance it did not come through email. It came as a text to a personal phone, a LinkedIn message, a WhatsApp note, or a call… First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/09/stage-3-contact-how-the-attack-reaches-a-person-and-crosses-the-perimeter/
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Mirage Kitten Hackers Use Fake Coding Challenges to Deploy NodeRabbit and PollCat RATs
Iran-linked threat actor Mirage Kitten is targeting software developers with fake recruitment assessments that hide two newly identified cross-platform remote access trojans: NodeRabbit and PollCat. The campaign uses recruiter impersonation on LinkedIn and other job-search platforms, weaponized Node.js projects, and cloud-hosted ZIP archives to gain covert access to developer endpoints across Windows, Linux, and macOS.…
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Your AI Agent Has New Skills. Can You Trust Them?
<div cla First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/08/your-ai-agent-has-new-skills-can-you-trust-them/
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Prison for data analyst who tried to extort $2.5 million from his employer
When Cameron Curry discovered that his contract as a data analyst wasn’t going to be renewed, he could have updated his LinkedIn profile. He could have started sending out his resume. First seen on bitdefender.com Jump to article: www.bitdefender.com/en-us/blog/hotforsecurity/prison-data-analyst-extort-employer
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KI-automatisiertes Spear-Phishing – Vom LinkedIn-Profil zum gezielten Cyberangriff in nur 30 Minuten
First seen on security-insider.de Jump to article: www.security-insider.de/linkedin-ki-spear-phishing-trendai-a-56870a57b92e89175ee06a9b6181da63/
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Robin Sage 2.0: How LinkedIn Became a Counterintelligence Battlefield
Five Eyes governments warn that foreign intelligence services are using fake recruiters, professional networks and paid consulting offers to extract sensitive information. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/08/robin-sage-2-0-how-linkedin-became-a-counterintelligence-battlefield/
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ChatGPT joins the most impersonated brands in phishing attacks
Microsoft continued to be the most impersonated brand in Q2 2026, accounting for 23% of all brand phishing attempts. LinkedIn, Google, Apple, and Amazon followed, with the … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/07/27/check-point-brand-phishing-trends-report/
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UK’s information commissioner resigns over ‘inappropriate humour’
Tags: linkedinWriting on LinkedIn, Edwards said that while he has not agreed with how the investigation into him has been conducted, he has come to accept that his position “has become untenable.” First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/uk-information-commissioner-resigns-over-inappropriate-humor
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UK’s information commissioner resigns over ‘inappropriate humour’
Tags: linkedinWriting on LinkedIn, Edwards said that while he has not agreed with how the investigation into him has been conducted, he has come to accept that his position “has become untenable.” First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/uk-information-commissioner-resigns-over-inappropriate-humor
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UK’s information commissioner resigns over ‘inappropriate humour’
Tags: linkedinWriting on LinkedIn, Edwards said that while he has not agreed with how the investigation into him has been conducted, he has come to accept that his position “has become untenable.” First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/uk-information-commissioner-resigns-over-inappropriate-humor
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Angriff über Linkedin: Wie ein Entwickler mit KI eine Malware-Attacke entlarvt hat
Eine angebliche Recruiterin wollte einem Python-Entwickler über Linkedin Malware unterschieben. Ein KI-Tool half ihm dabei, den Angriff zu vereiteln. First seen on golem.de Jump to article: www.golem.de/news/linkedin-wie-ein-entwickler-mittels-ki-eine-schadcodeattacke-entlarven-konnte-2606-209862.html
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Softwareprojekt mit Backdoor: Malware-Attacke über Linkedin mittels KI enttarnt
Eine angebliche Recruiterin wollte einem Python-Entwickler über Linkedin Malware unterschieben. Ein KI-Tool half ihm dabei, den Angriff zu vereiteln. First seen on golem.de Jump to article: www.golem.de/news/linkedin-wie-ein-entwickler-mittels-ki-eine-schadcodeattacke-entlarven-konnte-2606-209862.html
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Wie ein Entwickler mittels KI eine Schadcodeattacke entlarven konnte
Eine angebliche Recruiterin wollte einem Python-Entwickler über Linkedin Malware unterschieben. Ein KI-Tool half ihm dabei, das rechtzeitig zu erkennen. First seen on golem.de Jump to article: www.golem.de/news/linkedin-wie-ein-entwickler-mittels-ki-eine-schadcodeattacke-entlarven-konnte-2606-209862.html
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Chinese Spies Using LinkedIn, Job Sites to Recruit Western Workers
Five Eyes agencies warn that fake online recruiters linked to Chinese intelligence are targeting workers for sensitive policy and defense information. The post Chinese Spies Using LinkedIn, Job Sites to Recruit Western Workers appeared first on TechRepublic. First seen on techrepublic.com Jump to article: www.techrepublic.com/article/news-five-eyes-fake-recruiters-chinese-intelligence/
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Got a LinkedIn message from a recruiter? It might be Chinese intelligence, warn FBI and MI5
If you’ve ever received an out-of-the-blue message via LinkedIn from a recruiter offering some well-paid consultancy work, intelligence agencies have a message for you: be very careful. First seen on bitdefender.com Jump to article: www.bitdefender.com/en-us/blog/hotforsecurity/linkedin-recruiter-chinese-intelligence-fbi-mi5
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Got a LinkedIn message from a recruiter? It might be Chinese intelligence, warn FBI and MI5
If you’ve ever received an out-of-the-blue message via LinkedIn from a recruiter offering some well-paid consultancy work, intelligence agencies have a message for you: be very careful. First seen on bitdefender.com Jump to article: www.bitdefender.com/en-us/blog/hotforsecurity/linkedin-recruiter-chinese-intelligence-fbi-mi5
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Chinese spies are using LinkedIn to lure Westerners into sharing sensitive information
The advisory warns that Chinese spies are using public job search platforms to recruit people with access to non-public information. First seen on techcrunch.com Jump to article: techcrunch.com/2026/06/04/chinese-spies-are-using-linkedin-to-lure-westerners-into-sharing-sensitive-information/
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Five Eyes Warns Chinese Spies Are Using Fake Job Ads to Target Military Staff
Five Eyes warns that Chinese spies are using fake job ads on LinkedIn, Indeed, and Upwork to target military staff and steal sensitive data. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/five-eyes-chinese-spies-fake-job-ads-military-staff/
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China Using LinkedIn to Recruit Government Insiders
Five Eyes Agencies Document 5-Step Chinese Job Platform Spy Scheme. The Five Eyes intelligence agencies issued a rare joint bulletin warning that Chinese military intelligence is using LinkedIn, Indeed, and Upwork to recruit government and military insiders. The operation targets clearance holders, military personnel, academics and journalists. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/china-using-linkedin-to-recruit-government-insiders-a-31861
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LinkedIn verwehrt Recht auf Selbstauskunft, noyb legt Beschwerde ein
Das Business-Netzwerk LinkedIn beschränkt den Zugriff auf die Daten des eigenen Profils auf zahlende Kunden, was offenbar nicht legal ist. First seen on tarnkappe.info Jump to article: tarnkappe.info/artikel/it-sicherheit/datenschutz/linkedin-verwehrt-recht-auf-selbstauskunft-noyb-legt-beschwerde-ein-329056.html
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Week in review: cPanel vulnerability actively exploited, DigiCert breach, LinkedIn job scams
Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, articles, interviews and videos: Your work apps are quietly handing 19 data points to someone Office work in … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/05/10/week-in-review-cpanel-vulnerability-actively-exploited-digicert-breach-linkedin-job-scams/
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LinkedIn illegally blocking free accounts from seeing ‘who’s viewed your profile’ data, group alleges
Right to view: LinkedIn will doubtless point out to the Austrian Data Protection Authority that all users, including free subscribers, can opt out of having their profile visit made visible by toggling off the feature in Settings/Visibility tab/’Visibility when viewing other profiles’. Then each visit a user makes to another profile is recorded as one…
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DSGVO-Beschwerde eingelegt: Linkedin will Nutzerdaten lieber verkaufen als beauskunften
Nutzer von Online-Plattformen haben Anspruch auf Herausgabe ihrer gespeicherten Daten. Doch das kollidiert mit dem Geschäftsmodell von Linkedin. First seen on golem.de Jump to article: www.golem.de/news/dsgvo-beschwerde-eingelegt-linkedin-will-nutzerdaten-lieber-verkaufen-als-beauskunften-2605-208428.html
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LinkedIn job scams push most pros to verify roles before applying
Questioning whether a job posting is genuine has become part of the application routine for most professionals. 72% stop to consider the legitimacy of a role at least … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/05/06/linkedin-job-scams-hit-hard/
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The fake IT worker problem CISOs can’t ignore
Tags: access, ai, breach, business, captcha, cio, ciso, compliance, computer, control, credentials, crowdstrike, data, detection, edr, endpoint, fedramp, fraud, gartner, iam, identity, jobs, linkedin, mitigation, monitoring, network, north-korea, office, phone, risk, skills, tool, training, zero-trustWhat to do if you suspect a fake IT worker: When a CIO suspects a fake IT worker, next steps are important as the issue shifts from recruitment to insider risk management.During his time at MongoDB, George Gerchow, IANS faculty advisor and Bedrock Data CSO, oversaw the investigation after the company detected it had unknowingly…
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LINKEDIN BROWSERGATE
BrowserGate claims LinkedIn secretly fingerprints users via extensions and device data, sending encrypted results to third parties for tracking. BrowserGate is an investigation conducted by Fairlinked (browsergate.eu/), an association of commercial LinkedIn users, which documents what it describes as one of the largest data breach and corporate espionage scandals in digital history. The central thesis:…
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LINKEDIN BROWSERGATE
BrowserGate claims LinkedIn secretly fingerprints users via extensions and device data, sending encrypted results to third parties for tracking. BrowserGate is an investigation conducted by Fairlinked (browsergate.eu/), an association of commercial LinkedIn users, which documents what it describes as one of the largest data breach and corporate espionage scandals in digital history. The central thesis:…