LinkedIn Smart Links attacks return to target Microsoft accounts
Once more, hackers are misusing LinkedIn Smart Links in phishing attempts to get around security safeguards and avoid detection in an effort to obtain login credentials for Microsoft accounts.
LinkedIn's Sales Navigator service includes Smart Links, which are used for tracking and marketing. Business accounts can email content with trackable links to see who has interacted with it.
Moreover, Smart Link circumvents email security measures by using LinkedIn's domain, which is followed by an eight-character code parameter, making them seem reliable. The misuse of LinkedIn's Smart Link function is not new; in fact, cybersecurity firm Cofense first came across the tactic in a late 2022 effort that used fictitious postal service lures to target users in Slovakia read more LinkedIn Smart L...