As if LinkedIn messages couldn't get any worse, hackers are using them to install malware on people's PCs

Think twice (or ideally, three times) before clicking on LinkedIn links, as researchers have spotted bad actors using them to hide malicious code in seemingly innocuous files.

As reported by The Hacker News, ReliaQuest recently spotted a phishing scam that prompts a user to download a self-extracting archive. It reportedly comes with deceptive names like "Upcoming_Products.pdf" and has an attached open-source PDF reader app. In many cases, this download would come with an uncompromised RAR file...