Aug. 17, 2023, 1:07 p.m. | Mihaela Popa

Heimdal Security Blog heimdalsecurity.com

In a sweeping global campaign, LinkedIn users are falling victim to a surge of account hijacks, leaving many locked out or held at ransom by threat actors. Rampant Account Hijacking and Extortion LinkedIn, the professional networking platform, is facing a surge of account breaches, with hackers resorting to both brute-force attacks and leaked credentials to […]


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