Phishing Emails Impersonating LinkedIn Surge by 232% Amid 'Great Resignation'

Email phishing attacks impersonating Linkedin have increased by 232% since February 1 2022, according to Egress. The cybersecurity vendor said this surge is linked to the so-called ‘Great Resignation,’ in which record numbers of employees are leaving their jobs and searching for new opportunities amid the COVID-19 crisis. 

For example, a record number of Americans left their jobs in 2021 for new opportunities. Vast numbers of jobseekers use LinkedIn to find and apply for new positions, and the researchers revealed that cyber-attackers are increasingly leveraging the professional social networking site to socially engineer victims into clicking on phishing links and then entering their credentials into fraudulent websites.