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Hackers Used Amazon's Cloud To Scrape LinkedIn User Data

• Business Insider
 

As ZDNET's Eileen Brown reports, LinkedIn believes that these fake accounts are "undermining its integrity as a platform."

When people look to connect with others on LinkedIn, they're generally hoping to do so for professional reasons. Unlike Twitter, where fake parody accounts making fun of the tweeting habits of celebrities are simply the norm, people go on LinkedIn expecting that the accounts they see are real people.

If that isn't the case, then recruiters and job hunters might feel like they're wasting their time.


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