"LinkedIn Users Targeted in Account Hijacking Campaign"

LinkedIn users are the target of an ongoing account hijacking campaign. They are getting locked out of their accounts. The threat actors behind the malicious campaign are holding the compromised accounts for ransom. The Cyberint research team has observed a significant increase in online conversations on various social media platforms about LinkedIn accounts being compromised. Google Trends reveals that searches for "LinkedIn account hacked 2023" and "LinkedIn account recovery appeal" have increased by over 5,000 percent. The researchers hypothesize that the attackers are either attempting to brute-force account passwords or are using stolen login credentials from a prior, unidentified LinkedIn data breach. When they access the targeted account, they change the email address to one opened with the Russian web service rambler[.]ru and the account's password. This article continues to discuss the account hijacking campaign targeting LinkedIn users.

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