As if LinkedIn messages couldn’t get any worse, hackers are using them to install malware on people’s PCs

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Think twice (or ideally, three times) before clicking on LinkedIn links, as researchers have spotted bad actors using them to hide malicious code in seemingly innocuous files. As reported by The Hacker News, ReliaQuest recently spotted a phishing scam that prompts a user to download a self-extracting archive. It reportedly comes with deceptive names like […]

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