New Phishing Campaign Targets LinkedIn Account Holders

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

Iran Sentences 11 "Cyber-Activists" To Jail On Charges Of Having Ties to Foreigners

A court in Iran south east Kerman province sentenced a group of already jailed cyber-activists to prison terms from 1 to 11 years on charges of breaching national security.

Kerman Prosecutor Yadollah Movahhed said on June 19 that the sentenced persons are members of Paat Shargh Govashir technology group who had ties with foreign media and were preparing technical service for anti-government websites, Fars news agency reported.

He added that the verdict is not final and can be appealed.

Movahhed noted that the "defendants have "confessed" their guilt.

The mentioned Paat Shargh Govashir company owns Narenji, which was publishing tech news.

Eight Narenji bloggers, along with another eight cyber activists, were arrested by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) in last December, accused of cooperation with Western news networks, designing and updating websites educating citizen reporters and cooperation with opposition websites.