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Warning: A LinkedIn Phishing Campaign is Targeting Executives

ID: db06bd0b-3e37-58ba-ab1a-6f1a1802e3e2

STIX ID: report--db06bd0b-3e37-58ba-ab1a-6f1a1802e3e2

Feed Name: KnowBe4 Blog

Threat Score
50/100

Date Published: 2026-02-03

Date Updated: 2026-04-28

Author: KnowBe4 Team

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ReliaQuest researchers uncovered a LinkedIn-based phishing campaign targeting executives and IT staff via private messages that lure victims into opening archived attachments which install a legitimate open-source Python pentesting tool; the attackers leveraged common utilities (WinRAR, Python) to lower detection risk and exploit social-media channels as an attack surface.

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