The Journal. · Thursday, October 1, 2026
A representative from LinkedIn stated that the company's internal systems prevent the vast majority of scams, stopping close to 90 million fake accounts in the second half of 2025 alone. However, they acknowledge that scammers are adaptive, making it an 'endless game of whack-a-mole.'
“LinkedIn says its internal systems weed out the vast majority of scams before they ever appear on the site.”
“The company said it stopped close to 90 million fake accounts in the second half of 2025 alone.”
“But it's an endless game of whack-a-mole.”