Phishers targeting LinkedIn users via hijacked accounts

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A new phishing campaign has been spotted hitting LinkedIn users via direct messages and the LinkedIn InMail feature.

They are sent from legitimate LinkedIn Premium accounts that have been hijacked by the phishers, thus increasing the likelihood that recipients will trust the message and click on the link.
The messages/emails say that the sender has just shared with the recipient a document via GoogleDoc/Drive, and offers a shortened Ow.ly link to view it.

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