LinkedIn topped the list of all phishing attempts made over the past quarter (Photo by Edward … [+]
Last year the employment-oriented online service LinkedIn suffered a cybersecurity breach that was thought to have affected 92 percent of users, and in the process exposed contact information, employment information, and even location history.
That was not an isolated incident.
According to an April 2022 report from Check Point Research, the Microsoft-owned network topped the list of all phishing attempts made over the past quarter. LinkedIn even overtook international shipping company DHL as the most targeted brand.
Currently, LinkedIn has more than 774 million registered users from more than 200 countries, which also makes it a prime site in the social/professional networking space for hackers to also gather information on users.
“LinkedIn has become a crucial tool for attackers,” warned Chris Clymer, director and CISO at cybersecurity risk management provider Inversion6. “Using public information on LinkedIn, it is now possible to entirely automate information gathering where executives, financial staff, and other…
