LinkedIn Adds Verified Emails, Profile Creation Dates
For whatever reason, the majority of the phony LinkedIn profiles reviewed by this author have involved young women with profile…
LinkedIn’s new security features combat fake profiles, threat actors
LinkedIn has introduced three new features to fight fake profiles and malicious use of the platform, including a new method…
Battle with Bots Prompts Mass Purge of Amazon, Apple Employee Accounts on LinkedIn
On October 10, 2022, there were 576,562 LinkedIn accounts that listed their current employer as Apple Inc. The next day,…
Elon Musk under federal investigation, court filing reveals
In a court filing released Thursday, Twitter's attorneys alleged that Elon Musk is under federal investigation regarding his $44 billion…
Glut of Fake LinkedIn Profiles Pits HR Against the Bots
A recent proliferation of phony executive profiles on LinkedIn is creating something of an identity crisis for the business networking…
First on CNN: Feds offer training to election workers to deal with potential violence at polls
Federal officials are offering state and local election officials training to "safely de-escalate" confrontations with voters that could turn violent…
Fake CISO Profiles on LinkedIn Target Fortune 500s
Someone has recently created a large number of fake LinkedIn profiles for Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) roles at some…
Are Cyber Scams More Common and How Do We Avoid Them?
By Harry Turner, Freelance Writer Cyber scams seem to become more and more common and are something that […] The…
DDoS and bot attacks in 2022: Business sectors at risk and how to defend
According to Gcore, in 2022, the number and volume of DDoS attacks will roughly double compared to 2021. The average…
Ukraine dismantles more bot farms spreading Russian disinformation
The Cyber Department of the Ukrainian Security Service (SSU) dismantled two more bot farms that spread Russian disinformation on social…