LinkedIn phishing targets finance execs with fake board invites

Hackers are abusing LinkedIn to target finance executives with direct-message phishing attacks that impersonate executive board invitations, aiming to steal their Microsoft credentials.

The campaign was spotted by Push Security, which says it recently blocked one of these phishing attacks that began with a LinkedIn message containing a malicious link.

BleepingComputer has learned that these phishing messages claim to be invitations for executives to join the executive board of a newly created “Common Wealth” investment fund.

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