{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Cybersecurity Tech Brief By HackerNoon","title":"Social Engineering Attempts Via LinkedIn Messaging: How to Stay Safe","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/5fca726f\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":146,"description":"\n        This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/social-engineering-attempts-via-linkedin-messaging-how-to-stay-safe.\nIf someone you just met on LinkedIn wants you to share your screen and install software, assume it's malicious until proven otherwise.\nCheck more stories related to cybersecurity at: https://hackernoon.com/c/cybersecurity.\n            You can also check exclusive content about #phishing, #phising-attacks, #social-engineering, #cybersecurity, #linkedin, #social-media-hacking, #cybersecurity-tips, #cybersecurity-awareness,  and more.\nThis story was written by: @chribonn. Learn more about this writer by checking @chribonn's about page,\n            and for more stories, please visit hackernoon.com.\nI participated in a LinkedIn-based social engineering attempt\n\nThe playbook: \n✅ LinkedIn message  \n✅ Calendly meeting invite  \n✅ No camera (\"technical issue\")  \n✅ Gmail account, not corporate email  \n✅ Request to share your screen  \n✅ Excessive praise regardless of your answers  \n✅ Links to external sites + requests to install software\n\nWhen I challenged the scam and said I'd write about it, the call ended immediately.\n\nStay vigilant.\n        \n        ","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/SySK4I0jwuU6AzeawZdYiDqTq8yzBjxJ5qfTpUuAxEo/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzQxMjY2LzE2ODM1/ODIzNTYtYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}