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Fake LinkedIn profiles lure unsuspecting users

13

Oct

2015

No doubt you’ve received a #linkedin invitation from someone you don’t know — or you’re not sure you know. Next time, you might want to think a little harder before accepting. Researchers from Dell SecureWorks Counter Threat Unit have identified a network of at least 25 well-developed LinkedIn profiles as part of a targeted #social […]

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Fake LinkedIn profiles, ‘convincing’ network linked to Iran-based group

08

Oct

2015

The Counter Threat Unit (CTU), the Dell SecureWorks research team, uncovered an initiative by an Iran-based threat group it dubbed #threat group 2889, to create a network of fake #linkedin profiles for “obtaining confidential #information they can use for cyber espionage purposes.” The team said the intent of the group was to use what researchers […]

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Social Engineering techniques – What they are and how businesses can avoid them

16

Sep

2015

Although it may be tempting to imagine hackers as being shy and socially inept types, whose only human interaction is via their computers, this is an assumption which rarely corresponds to the reality. In fact, in some cases, the social capabilities of hackers have worked greatly in their favor as a method of intrusion. This […]

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