AI-Generated LinkedIn Recruiter Profiles Used in Phishing
cyb3rops · x · 2026-07-17
Security researchers have uncovered new activities linked to the Iranian APT group Nimbus Manticore (UNC1549): attackers created two fake "recruiter" accounts on LinkedIn.
Key Points
- Claiming to be from SmartSight HR and STC, these accounts used professional-style AI-generated avatars and passed LinkedIn's work email verification.
- Both accounts were eventually flagged and removed, but not after being active for some time.
- Researchers also found that the associated infrastructure might be prepping for the next phishing wave: one domain currently hosts a landing page disguised as a web design company, while the other remains blank.
- The resume details on these accounts heavily overlap with those of previously reported impersonation campaigns.
IOC
- smart-sight-hr[.]com
- 30min-smartsight-hr[.]com
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