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LinkedIn: beware, the social network is infested with false profiles based on deepfake

Fake profiles are starting to swarm on LinkedIn, a social network that was previously considered very professional and reliable. The bots use profile pictures created using Artificial Intelligence, and their biographies are copied from those of real members of the platform.

According to the KrebsOnSecurity site, the professional social network Linkedin is increasingly the target of malicious people who create fake profiles on the platform. They use Artificial Intelligence to create lifelike photos of recruiters and copy the blurbs of real accounts. The situation is problematic for both platform owners and users, as LinkedIn is supposed to make it easier to find jobs and candidates. The service loses all its interest ifyou have to make sure that each profile visited is legitimate.

Deepfake apps are always more numerous and effective. It is now almost impossible to determine if a photo is authentic or if it is completely artificial. If the creators of software such as DALL·E 2, a system ofAI capable of creating realistic images and artwork from a description in natural language, claim that their inventions serve above all for artistic purposes, hackers of all kinds have understood the interest of these programs when it comes to setting up scams.

More and more fake accounts are using profile photos created by Artificial Intelligence

The fake accounts created on LinkedIn are not only realistic, but they also claim to belong to large companies such as Hewlett Packard, Chevron or Exxon. Hamish Taylor, administrator of a group with no less than 300,000 members, claims to have blocked nearly 13,000 fake accounts in 2022. According to another group administrator on LinkedIn, an IT specialist, fake profiles seek to register in interest groups in successive waves, a typical bot way of doing things.

The motivations behind this wave of fake profile creation remain unclear. No scams have come to light yet, and no one has complained about having their identities stolen. According to observers, these fake accounts are created and then immediately abandoned. They don’t respond to messages, nor do they post anything. Me Taylor considers that it is rather worrying: “it seems that someone is setting up this massive botnet to repeat and amplify a propaganda message through timely mass publication”.

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