Websense® Security Labs™ ThreatSeeker® Intelligence Cloud has
identified a LinkedIn profile configured to use social engineering
techniques in order to target fellow LinkedIn users. Here at Websense
we refer to The 7 Stages of Advanced Attacks.
This model of describing the kill chain discusses Stage 1:
Reconnaissance – the act of uncovering information that will facilitate
the attacker to conduct a later, more successful attack . We believe
that this particular campaign may be a precursor to a more specialized
targeted attack.
The screenshot below shows how this would look to a LinkedIn user:
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