Tag: linkedin
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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:…
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Two MDO field reports every IT security lead should read
<div cla Tyler Swinehart, Director of Global IT & Security at IRONSCALES, has been publishing the kind of LinkedIn pieces I wish more practitioners would write. No vendor angle. No positioning. Just “here’s what I learned the hard way operating this thing in production, and here’s what nobody told me until it was too late.”…
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AI job scams are booming and I was fooled by one. Here is how to avoid them
Fraudsters are using the promise of fake roles to trick job-seekers out of money, personal information or both, and with the help of AI they are more convincing than ever. But there are ways to spot themThere were clues from the start that it was too good to be true. A headhunter emailed me with…
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Claude Mythos: Prepare for your board’s cybersecurity questions about the latest AI model from Anthropic
Tags: ai, api, application-security, attack, authentication, automation, best-practice, business, ceo, cisa, cloud, compliance, container, control, cve, cvss, cyber, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, endpoint, exploit, fedramp, finance, flaw, framework, governance, group, HIPAA, identity, injection, insurance, kev, law, linkedin, linux, LLM, macOS, network, PCI, risk, service, soc, software, strategy, technology, threat, update, vulnerability, vulnerability-management, windows, zero-day, zero-trustWith the Federal Reserve Chairman meeting with bank CEOs to discuss the security implications of Claude Mythos, you can bet that your board of directors will ask you about the impact of the AI model on your cybersecurity strategy. Here’s how to prepare. Key takeaways Anthropic announced Claude Mythos Preview, its most powerful general-purpose frontier…
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Hackers Exploit Obsidian Plugin to Deploy Cross-Platform Malware
Hackers are abusing Obsidian’s Shell Commands plugin and shared cloud vaults to deliver a new cross”‘platform malware chain that ends with the PHANTOMPULSE remote access trojan. Attackers pose as a venture capital firm targeting financial and cryptocurrency professionals, first engaging over LinkedIn and then moving conversations to Telegram group chats with multiple fake “partners” to…
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BITTER APT Uses Signal, Google, and Zoom Lures to Spread ProSpy Spyware
BITTER APT spreads ProSpy and ToSpy via Signal, Google, and Zoom lures, targeting journalists through LinkedIn and iMessage spearphishing. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/bitter-apt-signal-google-zoom-prospy-spyware/
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Missbrauch als Einfallstor für Cyberangriffe mittels KI-Automatisierung
First seen on datensicherheit.de Jump to article: www.datensicherheit.de/linkedin-missbrauch-einfallstor-cyberangriffe-ki-automatisierung
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Wie LinkedIn in 30 Minuten zum maschinenlesbaren Beutezug für Hacker wird
Frei verfügbare Posts und Bilder von Mitarbeitern auf LinkedIn liefern dank modernster OSINT-Automatisierung alle Details für täuschend echte Angriffe auf Kernprozesse aller Unternehmen. First seen on it-daily.net Jump to article: www.it-daily.net/it-sicherheit/cybercrime/linkedin-hacker
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Questions raised about how LinkedIn uses the petabytes of data it collects
CSOonline. “We do disclose that we scan for browser extensions in our privacy policy, in order to detect abuse and provide defense for site stability.” When asked whether it uses that data solely to do those things, LinkedIn did not reply. The key person behind the allegations calls himself Steven Morrell (not his legal name, which…
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Smashing Security podcast #462: LinkedIn is spying on you, and you agreed to nothing
LinkedIn has been secretly scanning your browser for over 6,000 installed extensions, on every single click you make. It can tell if you’re job hunting, what religion you are, and whether you have ADHD. And none of this is mentioned anywhere in their privacy policy. First seen on grahamcluley.com Jump to article: grahamcluley.com/smashing-security-podcast-462/
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Hackers exploit a critical Flowise flaw affecting thousands of AI workflows
Tags: access, ai, authentication, container, cve, data, data-breach, docker, exploit, flaw, hacker, injection, intelligence, linkedin, network, update, vulnerabilityHackers exploit unpatched instances: While a patch has been available for months, a recent VulnCheck finding places the first in-the-wild exploitation on April 6. Caitlin Condon, VP of Security Research at the vulnerability intelligence company, warned of the abuse through a LinkedIn post.”Early this morning, VulnCheck’s Canary network began detecting first-time exploitation of CVE-2025-59528, an…