--- title: Phishers Pose as Palo Alto Networks' Recruiters in Job Scam description: Attackers have been impersonating Palo Alto Networks recruiters since August in a series of phishing campaigns targeting senior professionals. Using scraped... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/phishers-pose-as-palo-alto-networks-recruiters-in-job-scam-2ik6xijr0 twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Phishers Pose as Palo Alto Networks' Recruiters in Job Scam | daily.dev og:description: Attackers have been impersonating Palo Alto Networks recruiters since August in a series of phishing campaigns targeting senior professionals. Using scraped... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/phishers-pose-as-palo-alto-networks-recruiters-in-job-scam-2ik6xijr0 og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/2iK6XiJR0.png og:image:alt: Phishers Pose as Palo Alto Networks' Recruiters in Job Scam og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Phishers Pose as Palo Alto Networks' Recruiters in Job Scam **[Dark Reading](https://daily.dev/sources/dr)** · 5 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Attackers have been impersonating Palo Alto Networks recruiters since August in a series of phishing campaigns targeting senior professionals. Using scraped LinkedIn data, they send highly personalized emails flattering candidates about their career history, then manufacture a crisis by claiming the candidate's résumé failed ATS requirements. Victims are handed off to a fake 'expert' who charges $400–$800 to fix the supposed formatting issue. Unit 42 researchers tracked the campaigns for seven months and advise that Palo Alto Networks never charges candidates for résumé services. Anyone targeted should stop contact, report to infosec@paloaltonetworks.com, and secure their accounts with new passwords and MFA. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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