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James Bentley

As if LinkedIn messages couldn't get any worse, hackers are using them to install malware on people's PCs

The LinkedIn application appears on a smartphone screen in this photo illustration in Athens, Greece, on October 14, 2025.

Think twice (or ideally, three times) before clicking on LinkedIn links, as researchers have spotted bad actors using them to hide malicious code in seemingly innocuous files.

As reported by The Hacker News, ReliaQuest recently spotted a phishing scam that prompts a user to download a self-extracting archive. It reportedly comes with deceptive names like "Upcoming_Products.pdf" and has an attached open-source PDF reader app. In many cases, this download would come with an uncompromised RAR file, which might make the parent folder seem real.

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