Gen Z job seekers most exposed to online scams, LinkedIn warnsYoung professionals remain vulnerable to fraudulent listings despite growing awareness of recruitment scams.
06 May, 2026, 03.22 PM IST
Ghost postings haunt job market, rise 25% yearlyGhost job postings—ads for non-existent roles—are rising 25-30% annually, say recruiters. Companies use them to project growth, study marke...
08 Nov, 2025, 05.30 AM IST
'It's scary' - crypto workers under siege from North Korean hackersNorth Korean hackers are actively targeting the cryptocurrency industry by posing as recruiters and offering enticing job opportunities. Th...
04 Sep, 2025, 03.54 PM IST
CEO alleges sick leave is a 'scam'; netizens roast him: 'Must be paying employees Rs 2..'Kevan Sadigh, REX Reservations founder, faced backlash after his LinkedIn post criticizing employee sick leave went viral. His views, share...
16 Jul, 2025, 07.37 AM IST
Redditor calls out LinkedIn influencers, and netizens cannot agree more: Has it turned into another Instagram?A Reddit post has gone viral criticizing LinkedIn influencers for repeatedly posting old job offer screenshots and recycling content to pro...
21 Apr, 2025, 05.54 PM IST
Nestlé India jobs offering Rs 5-10 LPA salary? MD Suresh Narayanan says 'completely fake'Nestlé India has alerted job seekers about a scam promising employment with lucrative salaries. The company advises checking job postings t...
18 Mar, 2025, 03.03 PM IST
Bengaluru woman exposes LinkedIn rental scam: Stranger offered her money for account accessA Bengaluru-based woman, Nikhita Anil, has shared a viral LinkedIn post detailing a suspicious offer she received—money in exchange for ren...
13 Feb, 2025, 03.12 PM IST
Bits & Bytes: Meta to face more lawsuits in Japan over fake adsMeta Platforms is facing potential legal action in Japan due to fraudulent advertisements that falsely used celebrity endorsements to solic...
27 Oct, 2024, 06.00 AM IST
Rahul Tyagi on LinkedIn scams, deepfakes & cyber security"LinkedIn has become a target for AI-based scams, with scammers creating fake profiles and promising high-paying jobs. These scams gained t...
06 Sep, 2023, 04.01 PM IST
This WhatsApp scam can empty your bank balance. See detailsA new wave of WhatsApp scam has emerged which seeks Rs. 50 per like for YouTube videos. Users lose up to Rs. 5000 per day!
26 Apr, 2023, 01.12 PM IST
4 job scam warning signs and how to avoid them on LinkedIn, IndeedIf it seems like job scams are surging, it's not your imagination: they’ve more than doubled since late 2019, FTC data show. Right now, job...
15 Feb, 2023, 12.14 PM IST
Working to plug loopholes: Deepinder Goyal to user who flagged 'scam' at ZomatoZomato founder and CEO Deepinder Goyal told a user of the food delivery app that he was working to plug loopholes after the user flagged a ...
23 Jan, 2023, 10.44 PM IST
Zomato Food Delivery Scam: Enjoy Rs 1k food for just Rs 200, says delivery agentA LinkedIn user was told by a Zomato delivery agent that if he pays in cash, there is a way to scam the company easily. The user posted abo...
23 Jan, 2023, 01.37 PM IST
Bengaluru fastest growing R&D centre for LinkedIn, co looking to get more senior tech talent: CTO Raghu HiremagalurFake profiles and spam have gone up on LinkedIn with increased engagement, but co is in a better position than most because of its policies...
20 Jul, 2022, 11.05 AM IST
Email scams are getting more personal: Here is how to protect yourselfBut the game has changed and con artists have developed new, chilling tactics. They are taking the personal approach and scouring the inter...
12 Jul, 2022, 02.56 PM IST
Cybercriminals using fake LinkedIn accounts to scam users: SymantecScammers copy information from real LinkedIn profiles to pose as recruiters and attract new connections, it added.
07 Dec, 2015, 09.14 PM IST
Cybercriminals targeting LinkedIn users, says SymantecFounded in 2003, LinkedIn has over 300 million members globally, of which more than 26 million users are in India (as of June 2014).
19 Jan, 2015, 06.00 PM IST