LinkedIn launches security features to remove fake profiles
LinkedIn has introduced new security features to curb the threat of malicious actors on its platform.
LinkedIn is the largest social media platform for businesses. There's been a rise in fake profiles and threat actors as of late. Due to its nature, malicious actors can get through the platform ... Read more
LinkedIn’s new tools help visual content creators share their work
LinkedIn announced new creative capabilities that make it easier to post visual content on the social media platform. The release is LinkedIn’s latest foray into developing a platform for content creators and artists.
In the coming weeks, LinkedIn users will be able to put a clickable link on ... Read more
Your next job application could come via Slack rather than LinkedIn
The instant messaging platform slack has become speedy and more informal for professionals and employers to find each other.
Slack has become quite popular within organizations as it allows them to communicate with any team member from any place instantly. The app gained popularity during the pa... Read more
LinkedIn is working on audio and video platform
LinkedIn will soon introduce an interactive platform service for live events. First, only for audio and chat -- later, for video as well.
Microsoft subsidiary LinkedIn announced the arrival of an audio-only conversation platform as early as last year. Now, the platform is taking shape. According... Read more
LinkedIn confirms it’s testing a new, paid ticketed service
LinkedIn unveiled an effort around creators to bring more original content and boost engagement on its platform. The effort started earlier this month but is not the only thing the company is doing to bring more activity to the networking site.
LinkedIn is running a test related to events (speci... Read more
LinkedIn shuts down Stories, doesn’t have a clue what users want
Microsoft’s LinkedIn jumped into the creators' space early last year when it added 'Stories' to its platform as a way to share video updates. Due to a lack of interest, the site will remove the feature by the end of the month.
LinkedIn senior director of product, Liz Li, said in a blog post th... Read more
700 million LinkedIn user records are being offered for sale on a hackers’ forum
A database containing 700 million LinkedIn users’ records has been found put up for sale online on a hacking forum. The database has been on offer for sale since June 22 and is under the possession of a user named TomLiner, found on Raid Forums.
There is a sample of 1 million records that can ... Read more
500 million LinkedIn account details have also leaked online
This week, the world was shocked that the personal user information from 533 million Facebook accounts was made available online. Now, there is another batch of people’s data published online. The data includes account information from LinkedIn (the Microsoft-owned social network) users.
The... Read more
Hackers target LinkedIn users with fake job offers
Hacking group aims to infect users of the platform with malware
A group of malefactors calling themselves “Golden Chickens” is targeting LinkedIn users. They are enticing these professionals with offers of employment while really intending to infect those who respond with malware.
The cyb... Read more
LinkedIn launches Sales Insights to deliver real time data
The tool provides customer segmentation and opportunity analysis to sales teams.
Microsoft's LinkedIn social media platform this week unveiled a new tool for its customers in sales management. Sales Insights is a new data analytics solution tat aims to give sales teams real-time insights into po... Read more