Just adds more to the old saying, if you didn't ask for it don't open it. Or the statement from the Mentat in Dune "the first step in avoiding a trap is recognizing it." Dick Goulet Senior Oracle DBA/NA Team Lead PAREXEL International ________________________________ From: oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Paul Drake Sent: Monday, September 27, 2010 10:15 PM To: oracle-l Subject: LinkedIn spam Good Evening. This should probably have gone straight to admin, but I can't hang around tonight to deal with this in the backchannel. I read a story on Slashdot regarding Linked Spam, then checked my gmail only to find a spoofed LinkedIn request from a member of the Oracle-L to share photos. I'd say to simply ignore all LinkedIn requests for a few days. They'll still be queued up in your real profile after this one subsides. hth. Paul http://www.securityweek.com/linkedin-users-targeted-fake-contact-request s-spread-malware