LinkedIn Phishing Campaign Targets Executives
A sophisticated phishing campaign is using LinkedIn to target finance executives with fake invitations to join a fabricated investment fund's executive board.
Cybersecurity firm Push Security discovered the campaign after blocking one of the attacks. The campaign uses LinkedIn's direct messaging feature to lure high-level professionals into clicking malicious links disguised as legitimate business opportunities.
"I'm excited to extend an exclusive invitation for you to join the Executive Board of Common Wealth investment fund in South America in partnership with AMCO - Our Asset Management branch, a bold new venture capital fund launching an Investment Fund in South America."
The message appears to come from an investment fund named Common Wealth, claiming to be in partnership with AMCO Asset Management.
- Targets: finance executives
- Method: fake LinkedIn messages with malicious links
- Claimed partnership: Common Wealth and AMCO Asset Management
Author's summary: Phishers target executives on LinkedIn with fake board invitations.