Phishers Pose as Palo Alto Networks' Recruiters for Months in Job Scam

Palo Alto Networks Unit 42 reports a months-long recruitment phishing scam in which attackers impersonate company recruiters, leverage LinkedIn-scraped profile details and flattery to build trust, then manufacture an ATS-formatting crisis to coerce senior candidates into paying $400–$800 for fraudulent résumé optimization services; the report describes the social-engineering attack chain, pricing tiers, and recommended mitigations (reporting the incident, securing accounts, enabling MFA, and never paying fees).