Iran-Based Hacking Crew Uses Fake LinkedIn Profiles In Espionage Attacks (secureworks.com)

Posted by timothy on Friday October 9, 2015 @12:10AM from the resume-warfare dept.

An anonymous reader writes: The Iranian hacker group Cleaver has been directing a cyber spying campaign at bodies in the Middle East across a network of fake LinkedIn accounts. It is thought that the threat actors were using the professional platform to gather intelligence using six 'leader' profiles, each with over 500 connections, and a collection of 'supporter' accounts. According to Dell researchers, recruitment advertisements and skill endorsements from 'supporter' accounts were used to boost credibility. Perhaps they're after the New Yorker crowd, too.

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Re: LinkedIn by Anonymous Coward · 2015-10-09 00:22 · Score: 0, Informative

When making an account, LinkedIN asks to access your contact list of yoy email programs. Opting out is a real pain in the ass and most people allow probably because they not ready all the terms.
Real sleazy on LinkIN's part.
And then there's the ability of people to look at your account anonymously and there is no explanation apparent on LinkedINs website.
Since employers - just recruiters - use the site, I deleted my account - it has made no difference in my career.
I still get emails from people I don't even know.
LinkedIN is Facebook now.