Tag: LinkedIn

The evolving landscape of data privacy: Key trends to shape 2025

January 23, 2025

Incoming laws, combined with broader developments on the threat landscape, will create further complexity and urgency for security and compliance teams. As Data Privacy Week (January 27-31) and Data Protection Day (January 28) approach, it’s the perfect time to spotlight the critical role data protection plays in the success of modern organizations. In fact, privacy and data protection go … More The evolving landscape of data privacy: Key trends to shape 2025

Is your LinkedIn profile revealing too much?

November 17, 2023

How much contact and personal information do you give away in your LinkedIn profile and who can see it? Here’s why less may be more. Several friends recently asked me how cybercriminals could gain access to their contact data, especially their mobile phone numbers and email addresses. I basically told them that there are several … More Is your LinkedIn profile revealing too much?

ESET Research: Lazarus impersonates Meta on LinkedIn to attack an aerospace company in Spain

October 2, 2023

ESET researchers have uncovered a Lazarus attack against an aerospace company in Spain, in which the group deployed several tools, most notably the newly discovered backdoor named LightlessCan by ESET. Operators of the Lazarus group obtained initial access to the company’s network last year after a successful spearphishing campaign, masquerading as a recruiter for Meta … More ESET Research: Lazarus impersonates Meta on LinkedIn to attack an aerospace company in Spain

LinkedIn scammers step up sophistication of online attacks

February 27, 2023

LinkedIn has been hit by a rise in sophisticated recruiting scams as fraudsters seek to cash in on the trend of remote working and widespread layoffs in the tech industry. Job seekers from the world’s largest professional network are being cheated out of money after participating in fake recruitment processes set up by scammers posing … More LinkedIn scammers step up sophistication of online attacks

Common LinkedIn scams: Beware of phishing attacks and fake job offers

May 9, 2022

LinkedIn scammers attack when we may be at our most vulnerable – here’s what to look out for and how to avoid falling victim to fraud when using the platform. Job hunting is hard work, a kind of full-time job in itself. It requires focus and patience to go from one job posting to another … More Common LinkedIn scams: Beware of phishing attacks and fake job offers