Your LinkedIn may be at risk from cybercriminals

Over the past few weeks, large numbers of LinkedIn users have reported being locked out of their accounts and many have reported full account hijacks and takeovers.

The implication is that there is an ongoing campaign by threat actors to obtain and take over a mass number of LinkedIn accounts.

Although LinkedIn hasn’t confirmed this, searches for terms like ‘LinkedIn account hacked’ surged by up to 5000% in the past week and complaints on various forums also highlight users’ frustration with LinkedIn’s lack of response.

Attackers seem to be targeting a range of LinkedIn accounts using leaked credentials or brute force attacks. The motive remains unclear, though some victims report ransom demands implying financial incentive.

While the type of accounts being targeted do not appear to be connected, the takeover attempts can lead to temporary lockouts.

Those with multi-factor authentication and strong passwords usually recover accounts after some time, but users without these security protocols may permanently lose access as criminals quickly change account emails, leaving legitimate owners locked out.

As previously mentioned, there is no confirmation from LinkedIn that a large-scale campaign is underway, but their silence, along with the surrounding circumstantial information suggests that now is not the time do nothing.

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If you have a LinkedIn account, now is a good time to review your security settings, enable 2FA, and switch to a unique and long password. Go to your LinkedIn security settings page to find out more.

Secondly, users are encouraged to monitor their inbox for LinkedIn notifications that a new email address has been associated to their LinkedIn account, this is an indicator that a compromise is taking place. Also, if you have been hacked, make sure to report to LinkedIn and also to Action Fraud.

For more information visit: www.ecrcentre.co.uk