[rehab] Fwd: Beware bogus emails from LinkedIn asking for your CV

[Ericka]

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Ericka Short
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> On Apr 19, 2017, at 10:01 AM, Dick Davis via rehab <rehab at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Please see message below.
> Dick Davis
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> From: "James Gagnier" <jgagnier at blindinc.org>
> Date: Apr 19, 2017 8:22 AM
> Subject: Beware bogus emails from LinkedIn asking for your CV
> To: <allstaff at blindinc.org>
> Cc:
> 
> Beware bogus emails from LinkedIn asking for your CV!
>> 
>> 21 hours ago
>> 
>> 2 Min Read
>> 
>> [image:
>> https://hotforsecurity.bitdefender.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/linkedin-scam.jpeg]
>> 
>> LinkedIn users are being warned to be on their guard following a rise in
>> reports of attacks being distributed via email designed to trick job
>> seekers into sharing their personal details.
>> 
>> Scammers have spammed out email messages posing as communications from
>> LinkedIn, claiming that a company is “urgently seeking” workers matching
>> your qualifications in “your region”.
>> 
>> [image:
>> https://hotforsecurity.bitdefender.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/bogus-linkedin-email.jpeg]
>> <https://hotforsecurity.bitdefender.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/bogus-linkedin-email.jpeg>
>> 
>> It would be nice to think that recipients of the bogus message would spot
>> a number of warning signals as soon as they open the communication in their
>> email inbox. But there’s always a chance that someone eager to find new
>> employment might – in their haste – not notice that the messages
>> 
>> ·         do not come from a real LinkedIn email address;
>> 
>> ·         do not address recipients by name – and do not describe what
>> region the employer is recruiting in, or specify which of qualifications
>> they believe have been matched with the potential employer’s criteria;
>> 
>> ·         are not written in very good English!
>> 
>> As *HelpNetSecurity* describes
>> <https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2017/04/18/fake-linkedin-phishing-job-seekers/>,
>> if anyone was careless enough to follow the email’s advice and click on the
>> link contained within the message – they would be taken to a third-party
>> website where they are instructed to upload their CVs, making it child’s
>> play for scammers to harvest the information.
>> 
>> Just think of some of the personal information that you include in your CV
>> or resume. Before you know it, a scammer might have your full name, date of
>> birth, work and home email addresses, work and home telephone numbers, and
>> all manner of other personal information that could be abused by scammers.
>> 
>> At the simplest level such data breaches could lead to a rise in targeted
>> spam attacks, or scam phone calls. But it could also be a stepping stone to
>> more damaging business email compromise (also often known as “CEO fraud”)
>> which has resulted, in some cases, in companies losing tens of millions
>> of dollars
>> <https://businessinsights.bitdefender.com/cyber-fraud-ceo-fired>.
>> 
>> Anything which gives online criminals inside information about you and
>> your position within a company could give them the head start they need to
>> launch a targeted attack that could lead to a significant data breach or a
>> substantial financial loss.
>> 
>> In short, being careless with your personal information – such as your CV
>> – might not just put your career in jeopardy, it could also ultimately
>> endanger the company you work for. And that’s certainly not going to ever
>> look good on your CV.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> James
>> 
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>> James Gagnier
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