A growing number of hackers are targeting professionals on LinkedIn, according to security firm Symantec. Its investigation uncovered dozens of fake accounts on the social network, across a variety of industries. Posing as recruiters, the fake accounts allow hackers to map the networks of business professionals and gain the trust of those in them. The […]
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Anti-Counterfeiting – More Crucial Than You Might Imagine!
The impact of counterfeiting on consumers and legitimate businesses is well illustrated in an short article on LinkedIn Pulse by David Howell, a brand protection and anti-counterfeiting expert. Although it is written from a U.S. perspective his comments are universal as counterfeiting is a worldwide problem that affects all of us. David explains that counterfeits […]
Young People Most Defrauded Jobseekers in Britain
Get Safe Online, Safer-Jobs and Action Fraud are warning young people to take precautions whilst looking for jobs online, to avoid falling victim to scammers. Figures from the City of London Police’s National Fraud Intelligence Bureau (NFIB) – say that the most defrauded job-seekers were between the ages of 18 and 25, and those […]