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Mirage Kitten uses fake LinkedIn recruitment to target victims

Kaspersky reports new tactics by the Mirage Kitten group involving fraudulent recruitment through LinkedIn.

By DoomRadar · Published on DoomRadar Sep 3, 2026, 3:41 PM UTC.

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The campaign could compromise organizations and individuals through targeted social engineering.

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Kaspersky descoperă noi tactici ale grupării Mirage Kitten, prin recrutări false pe LinkedIn ↗curierulnational.ro · Recorded source date: Sep 3, 2026, 3:32 PM UTC

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