Smart Links are used by LinkedIn Sales Navigator and other business users to track content and engagement.\u00a0 A smartlink is the mysterious 8 character code in a LinkedIn URL at the end.<\/p>\n
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Fig 1 Cofense SmartLink structure<\/em><\/p>\n We’re told that the hacker code uses this to read from the attached email and use that to present a fake Microsoft login page.<\/p>\n If they can convince you to put in your details, and to enter your MFA code, then voila, they have access to your 365.<\/p>\n Because it’s using the LinkedIn URL, and we all tend to trust LinkedIn, your email filter is blindsided.\u00a0 It is not something we can easily filter out because LinkedIn is a trusted domain.<\/p>\n That means the victim recieves a legitmate looking email,\u00a0 with a link they are enticed to click on, that opens a fake Microsoft 365 which includes the victims email address so it looks even more authentic.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.22.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.22.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.22.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.22.2″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”rgba(0,0,0,0.07)” custom_padding=”20px|20px|20px|20px|false|false” border_radii=”on|20px|20px|20px|20px” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”]<\/p>\n <\/p>\nKinetics KARE is stepping up<\/h2>\n