Re:A fake job offer took down Axie Infinity
by hungryforcodes on Wednesday July 06, 2022 @01:49PM
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You're right -- apparently it's a PDF problem, and I'm still looking for an explanation of how a simple PDF could be worth half a billion dollars.
Re:A fake job offer took down Axie Infinity
by _dain_ on Wednesday July 06, 2022 @07:44PM
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> I'm not sure this is Linkedin's problem to solve. They are just a directory.
this was the attitude Microsoft had about malware on Windows for a long time and it led to so much misery and ruin across the world.
Re:A fake job offer took down Axie Infinity
by burrows on Wednesday July 06, 2022 @03:32PM
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> I'm not sure this is Linkedin's problem to solve. They are just a directory.
If the issue reduces user metrics, then they will want to fix it. Ultimate responsibility seems irrelevant.
> It's ironic that the security professionals are the ones hiding their identity, given that they are the best prepared to identify and avoid phishing emails.
I might have demolitions training, but I’d still rather walk around the minefield.
I suppose they could add a phishing warning for messages sent on LinkedIn, but really it's an education problem, teaching people to identify what phishing emails look like and how to avoid them. This is a problem I've been working on since at least 2003, when we realized that the best way to prevent eBay account takeovers was teaching people what phishing is. We also identified that education is the hardest solution to achieve.
It's ironic that the security professionals are the ones hiding their identity, given that they are the best prepared to identify and avoid phishing emails.