On January 5th, the Trend Micro Malware Blog reported that fake LinkedIn profiles were linking to malware. The fake profiles took celebrity names including Victoria Beckham, Christina Ricci, Kirsten Dunst, Salma Hayek, and Kate Hudson, and created profiles such as “Beyonce Knowles Nude.” Once users were lured to the website, the links contained malware that if clicked on would install Trojan software. Cybercriminals buy and sell pre-registered profiles on social networks to launch attacks. Previously, the attacks were limited to social networking sites such as Facebook or MySpace, but cybercriminals branched out to professional networking sites. The story may be found at http://blog.trendmicro.com/bogus-linkedin-profiles-harbor-malicious-content/