LinkedIn – Page 3 – Computer Security Articles

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Wed, 27 Apr 2022 14:27:35 +0000

When KrebsOnSecurity last month explored how cybercriminals were using hacked email accounts at police departments worldwide to obtain warrantless Emergency Data Requests (EDRs) from social media and technology providers, many security experts called it a fundamentally unfixable problem. But don’t tell that to Matt Donahue, a former FBI agent who recently quit the agency to launch a startup that aims to help tech companies do a better job screening out phony law enforcement data requests — in part by assigning trustworthiness or “credit ratings” to law enforcement authorities worldwide.

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April 21, 2022 admin

It’s legal to scrape public data—US appeals court

Credit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Thu, 21 Apr 2022 11:53:08 +0000

A US appeals court has ruled that scraping public data is legal. We look at some of the arguments for and against.

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April 4, 2022 admin

A week in security (March 28 – April 3)

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 04 Apr 2022 10:08:24 +0000

The most important and interesting security stories from the last seven days.

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March 30, 2022 admin

Watch out for LinkedIn fakes who want to get connected

Credit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Wed, 30 Mar 2022 09:38:37 +0000

We take a look at a collection of no fewer than 1,000 profiles on LinkedIn using AI generated deepfake images for profile pictures.

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March 14, 2022 admin

De-Googling Carey Parker’s (and your) life: Lock and Code S03E06

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 14 Mar 2022 20:41:07 +0000

This week on Lock and Code, we talk about taking the right steps to removing Google and its many services from your life.

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February 21, 2022 admin

A week in security (February 14 – February 20)

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 21 Feb 2022 14:58:31 +0000

The most important and interesting security stories from the last seven days.

Categories: A week in security

Tags: 49ers adobe chrome KOSA LinkedIn magento Pegasus roblox beamers skylines valentine’s day

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February 19, 2022 admin

Watch out for this bump in LinkedIn phishing

Credit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Sat, 19 Feb 2022 20:23:45 +0000

We look at a study claiming LinkedIn phishing has increased by a significant amount across February. Watch out for these bogus emails!

Categories: Scams

Tags: LinkedIn mails phish phishing scam scammers

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February 3, 2022 admin

How Phishers Are Slinking Their Links Into LinkedIn

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Thu, 03 Feb 2022 18:49:38 +0000

If you received a link to LinkedIn.com via email, SMS or instant message, would you click it? Spammers, phishers and other ne’er-do-wells are hoping you will, because they’ve long taken advantage of a marketing feature on the business networking site which lets them create a LinkedIn.com link that bounces your browser to other websites, such as phishing pages that mimic top online brands (but chiefly Linkedin’s parent firm Microsoft).