Security News

Zoom Removes Data-Mining LinkedIn Feature
2020-04-02 16:58

Zoom has nixed a feature that came under fire for "Undisclosed data mining" of users' names and email addresses, used to match them with their LinkedIn profiles. Zoom founder Eric Yuan said in a Wednesday post responding to the concerns that Zoom will freeze the development of its features and instead focusing on security and privacy issues.

Two Hackers Who Extorted Money From Uber and LinkedIn Plead Guilty
2019-10-31 08:19

Two grey hat hackers have pleaded guilty to blackmailing Uber, LinkedIn, and other U.S. corporations for money in exchange for promises to delete data of millions of customers they had stolen in...

Watch out for this latest LinkedIn phish that’s ‘sent’ by a friend
2019-10-15 20:02

We recently showed you how crooks rip off social networking passwords - here's what they do with stolen accounts.

LinkedIn can’t block public profile data scraping, court rules
2019-09-11 10:48

The long-awaited decision found that automated scraping of publicly accessible data likely doesn't violate the CFAA.

Iran-Linked APT34 Invites Victims to LinkedIn for Fresh Malware Infections
2019-07-19 21:30

The group was posing as a researcher from Cambridge, and was found to have added three new malware families to its spy arsenal.

How to secure your LinkedIn profile
2019-06-12 14:24

LinkedIn offers many privacy and security options that professionals may not be aware of. Here's what you need to know to stay safe on the networking platform.

LinkedIn Allowed TLS Certificate to Expire—Again
2019-05-22 15:43

Microsoft-owned social media giant LinkedIn has once again put user data and privacy at risk by allowing a TLS certificate to expire. read more

Backdoor Targets U.S. Companies via LinkedIn
2019-02-26 11:17

A malicious campaign attempting to infect business users in the United States with a backdoor has been ongoing for over half a year, Proofpoint reports.  read more

Attackers used a LinkedIn job ad and Skype call to breach bank’s defences
2019-01-21 13:05

A Chilean Senator has taken to Twitter with alarming news – the company running the country’s ATM network suffered a serious cyberattack.

LinkedIn rapped for targeting ads at 18 million Facebook users
2018-11-27 12:23

What upset the Data Protection Commissioner: none of the 18 million email addresses were those of LinkedIn users.