Members of LinkedIn who clicked on fake connection requests sent users to a Website that displayed PLEASEWAITING 4 SECONDS before redirecting them to Google. During those 4-seconds, the Website downloaded Zeus data-theft malware onto their PCs. Hundreds of U.S. organizations on Thursday received emails purporting to come from the Democratic National Committee, in a new politically charged Emotet spear-phishing attack. Read the full article in this article.
Source: https://threatpost.com/linkedin-members-targeted-botnet-malware-092910/74531/