LinkedIn Extortion

In February 2021, the data from 500 million LinkedIn users was leaked by hackers, in June 2021, more than 700 million LinkedIn users had their data leaked and put up for sale. In June 2022, the FBI said that the fraud on LinkedIn posed a significant threat to the platform and its users. The site has become one of the riskiest social media platforms to date, according to South Africa-based cybersecurity firm Nclose. It allows for users to reveal deeply personal and relevant business information without authorisation; it allows for fraudsters to impersonate employees, and gain trust and access to information which can potentially put a company’s reputation on the line if an employee posts libellous or unpleasant content. “By now, most people recognise that social media isn’t the place to put...