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Irish Watchdog Imposes Record €310 Million Fine on LinkedIn for GDPR Violations
2024-10-25 05:49

The Irish data protection watchdog on Thursday fined LinkedIn €310 million ($335 million) for violating the privacy of its users by conducting behavioral analyses of personal data for targeted...

Ireland fines LinkedIn €310 million over targeted advertising
2024-10-24 18:17

LinkedIn received a €310 million fine from the Irish Data Protection Commission for violating European Union's law related to the processing of personal data for behavioral analysis and targeted...

LinkedIn Halts AI Data Processing in U.K. Amid Privacy Concerns Raised by ICO
2024-09-21 13:18

The U.K. Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has confirmed that professional social networking platform LinkedIn has suspended processing users' data in the country to train its artificial...

North Korean Hackers Target Cryptocurrency Users on LinkedIn with RustDoor Malware
2024-09-16 12:00

Cybersecurity researchers are continuing to warn about North Korean threat actors' attempts to target prospective victims on LinkedIn to deliver malware called RustDoor. The latest advisory comes...

North Korean Threat Actors Deploy COVERTCATCH Malware via LinkedIn Job Scams
2024-09-07 07:28

Threat actors affiliated with North Korea have been observed leveraging LinkedIn as a way to target developers as part of a fake job recruiting operation. These attacks employ coding tests as a...

SYS01 info-stealer pushed via Facebook ads, LinkedIn and YouTube posts
2024-07-16 10:11

Malicious Google ads are a well known threat, but malvertising can also be found on other popular online destinations such as Facebook, LinkedIn, and YouTube. Case in point: an enduring campaign that aims to infect Facebook users with the SYS01 information stealer, which grabs everything the attackers need to carry on with it endlessly.

Fake Corsair job offers on LinkedIn push DarkGate malware
2023-10-20 12:48

A threat actor is using fake LinkedIn posts and direct messages about a Facebook Ads specialist position at hardware maker Corsair to lure people into downloading info-stealing malware like DarkGate and RedLine. Recent examples of DarkGate's use include phishing attacks through Microsoft Teams that push the payload and leveraging compromised Skype accounts to send VBS scripts to trigger an infection chain leading to the malware.

LinkedIn Smart Links attacks return to target Microsoft accounts
2023-10-11 13:00

Hackers are once again abusing LinkedIn Smart Links in phishing attacks to bypass protection measures and evade detection in attempts to steal Microsoft account credentials. Smart Links are part of LinkedIn's Sales Navigator service, used for marketing and tracking, allowing Business accounts to email content using trackable links to determine who engaged with it.

LinkedIn users targeted in account hijacking campaign
2023-08-16 13:52

LinkedIn users are being targeted in an ongoing account hijacking campaign, are getting locked out of their accounts; the hacked accounts are held for ransom.Users discussing their compromised LinkedIn accounts.

LinkedIn accounts hacked in widespread hijacking campaign
2023-08-15 21:21

LinkedIn is being targeted in a wave of account hacks resulting in many accounts being locked out for security reasons or ultimately hijacked by attackers. As reported today by Cyberint, many LinkedIn users have been complaining about the account takeovers or lockouts and an inability to resolve the problems through LinkedIn support.