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Authenticity Identity Theft Job Search Linkedin Online Scams recruiters

Think That Job Offer on LinkedIn Is Real? Not Without This Badge

 






LinkedIn has taken a major step toward improving online safety by extending its identity verification feature beyond its own platform. This update is part of the company’s ongoing efforts to help users avoid fake profiles and internet scams, especially in professional spaces.


Verification Now Available Outside LinkedIn

Last year, LinkedIn introduced a system that allowed users to confirm their identity, work history, or education. This could be done by uploading a government ID, using a work email, or verifying through trusted services like Microsoft Entra or CLEAR. Once verified, a small badge appeared on the user’s profile to show they were a real person.

Now, that same badge can be used on other websites too. Platforms like Adobe’s Content Authenticity tool and Behance now support LinkedIn verification. This means that designers, freelancers, and other professionals can show proof of their LinkedIn verification outside the site, helping build trust wherever they share their work.


Fake Profiles: A Growing Problem

Online scams that involve fake identities are a serious issue, especially on business-focused platforms like LinkedIn. Criminal groups often create false accounts pretending to be recruiters or professionals. These accounts are then used to reach out to real users and trick them into clicking malicious links or sharing personal information.

One major example involved a hacker group from North Korea, known as Lazarus. They created a fake LinkedIn profile and pretended to be offering a job to a blockchain developer. During the interview process, the developer was unknowingly sent harmful software, which was used to steal around $600 million worth of cryptocurrency. Experts called this series of attacks “Operation DreamJob.”

In other cases, scammers even created fake developer identities to get hired by real companies. Once inside, they used their access to collect private company data.


More Protection for Job Seekers

In response to these risks, LinkedIn has also added a feature to confirm whether a recruiter is legitimate. Verified recruiters now have a special checkmark on their profiles, making it easier for job seekers to know who they can trust.


What This Means for Users

These new steps help users feel safer while networking or job hunting online. The verification badge shows others that the person they are talking to has been confirmed by LinkedIn, either as a real employee, job seeker, or recruiter. By making this system available on other platforms, LinkedIn is helping more people protect their identities and avoid falling for fake offers or scams.

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Authenticity Cyberattacks CyberCrime Cyberhackers CyberThreat F-15 F-35 Fighter Jets Technology

Chinese Expert Confirms Authenticity of Leaked F-35 and F-15 Documents

 


One of the key findings of a Chinese expert on information security is the authenticity of recent documents that leaked information on the F-35 fighter jet and sensitive US weapons. According to the expert, the documents appear authentic. Ivan Ivanov, an alleged Russian pilot with the handle Fighterbomber, claimed to be a Telegram encrypted messaging service user. He argued that an American company had provided him with 250 gigabytes of US military data between the two countries. 

It was published on July 2 by Fighterbomber on their YouTube channel, which has more than 500,000 subscribers. A day later, on July 3, he uploaded more leaked data to the YouTube channel. There are still a few documents that can be downloaded from the uploaded folder. When it came to gaining information about a potential adversary's military secrets, the intelligence community once had gone to great lengths. 

In the early 1980s, the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) spent several years attempting to acquire a Soviet T-72 main battle tank (MBT), while it reportedly paid $5,000 to the Afghan Mujahedeen for capturing the first AK-74 assault rifle. It has been reported that several documents have been leaked, including F-35 aircraft manuals and documents concerning the F-15, its modifications, weapons systems, and the Switchblade drone and precision-guided missiles. 

Tang said, the documents are detailed and their format is similar to other US military information that has also been leaked on the web earlier this year. There is no doubt that these documents are not strictly blueprints or design documents, and only professionals can truly assess their actual value. In response to the leaks, military enthusiasts have been discussing how they could now construct a fighter jet in the garage if they had the right parts. 

 As the Chinese aviation blogger Makayev mentioned on his video channel, there appear to be three distinct categories when it comes to aircraft leaks. First, there are flight manuals, maintenance manuals, and aircrew weapons delivery manuals for the F-15SA, the version of the aircraft sold to Saudi Arabia over a decade ago. There are two types of manuals in the collection: the first is for the engine maintenance manual for the F110 engine that is used in the F-15SA, and the second is for the precision-guided missile user manuals. 

It appears that these texts are more likely to be simplified introductions to the design processes than detailed descriptions. They are likely to be orientated toward maintenance personnel and less likely to offer insights that could benefit China's mature military aviation industry, according to Makayev. As other commentators have pointed out, despite the Russian pilot's claim of having access to 250 gigabytes of data, additional manuals regarding aircraft maintenance and weapon designs may still be released later in the future, including some that may disclose the aircraft's weaknesses, especially given the pilot's assertion that he has access to 250 gigabytes. 

As Tang pointed out, there were several possibilities for the leaks, including a breach from a US defence firm or a third party pretending to be one of them. There were some parts of the F-35 documents that were partially redacted, which may indicate that they had already been declassified by that point. The official secrecy surrounding the older F-15 is lower, according to Tang, because it is regarded as a less valuable model. 

Tang stated that similar leaks were unlikely to occur in China, attributing this to the country's robust data security and confidentiality laws. According to Tang, the effectiveness of these policies, when properly implemented by security departments, would ensure that any potential breaches could be effectively contained. An anonymous expert from a Chinese military research institution emphasized that the institution regularly conducts data security training and evaluations. 

These measures were designed to ensure strict compliance with confidentiality obligations and to maintain the highest standards of data protection. Rising Information Technology, through a WeChat post, advised the public against downloading suspicious documents. The advisory warned that hackers might exploit popular events to disseminate viruses. It cautioned that downloading malicious documents could lead to devices being infected with ransomware or Trojan viruses, thus posing significant risks to users' data security.
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