1 . 1. Yes, my Linkedin profile has been stolen. I am angry and freaking out.
Linkedin has recently gained more popularity in Vietnam since other digital platform promotion costs, like Facebook, have increased. Previously, it was meant for people to connect for no reason and later attracted more professionals. Many businesses tried to migrate to Linkedin or Tiktok.
2 . 2. Linkedin privacy and user protection are in question.
I first thought it was due to my carelessness. But upon closer investigation, there was a public fraud six months ago, and in the past week last July 2023, many people had their Linkedin accounts stolen and changed to Chinese names (image below). For more info, LinkedIn Breach Said to Have Exposed Data of Over 700 Million Users.
The hacker changed my account name to Sally Wong; there are a couple of Sally W. profiles on Linkedin; I wonder why the security has gone unnoticed. Many claim they lost their account forever; some say they regained it after a week.
3 . 3. Alert
If you see Linkedin posts made from 30 Jul 2023 until further notice here, know it is not me. To avoid confusion, I am writing to assure you that any posts from this website are genuine. I am currently facing difficulties in recovering my profile with the slow response from LinkedIn's customer service team. Meanwhile, it caused my friends to notice and report that stolen profile. Thus, Linkedin deactivated my stolen Linkedin account.
I highly recommend enabling two-factor authentication on your LinkedIn account immediately.
Sorry Peter Garnon, it is the hacker who made that post.
For anyone with similar issues with my stolen account, please contact me via email or here
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