The
site hoax-slayer.com warning of new phishing emails targeting
LinkedIn users, which aim to trick recipients into clicking on a link
by claiming that their LinkedIn accounts have been blocked due to
inactivity.
The
phishing email states: "To ensure that your online services with
LinkedIn will no longer be interrupted / You will be asked to log
into your account to confirm this email address. Be sure to log in
with your current primary email address."
Recipients
who click on the link in the email are taken to a fraudulent LinkedIn
login page designed to harvest email addresses and passwords.
LinkedIn
users should always be wary of any unsolicited emails claiming to
come from the company. LinkedIn is obviously a rich source of
personal information which can be exploited for further social
engineering attacks, which could prove costly both to the individuals
and the organizations concerned
