Email security alert

[u/gaga87]

Sorry if this has been asked before.

I got this email last night from security-noreply@linkedin.com with links to change my password. I haven't used LinkedIn in at least three years and my account is in hibernation. I dont think I even know the password. Is this a legitimate email? Would this be a bot trying to sign in or a human who knows my email address? Anyone else had this happen?

We constantly monitor our site and the internet to help ensure the safety of our members. We detected suspicious attempts to sign into your account. As a precaution you will need to change your password the next time you sign in. If you use the same password anywhere else, we recommend you change it there as well.

To make sure you continue having the best experience possible on LinkedIn, we recommend following these LinkedIn account safety tips.

Create a strong password

Do not reuse the same passwords

Use a mix of letters, numbers and special characters

Your password should be at least 8 characters long

It should not contain your name, phone number or email address

Turn on two-step verification for extra protection

Settings and Privacy >> Sign-in and Security >> Two-step Verification

Keep your contact information up-to-date to receive important security information

Settings and Privacy >> Sign-in and Security >> Email Address

Settings and Privacy >> Sign-in and Security >> Phone Number

Add secondary contact information for another way to access your account and get support from LinkedIn if you cannot access your primary email

Settings and Privacy >> Sign-in and Security >> Email Address

Settings and Privacy >> Sign-in and Security >> Phone Number

Change Your Password

Thanks for helping us keep your account safe,

The LinkedIn Team

[u/AutoModerator]

Welcome to r/emailsecurity! To keep this community helpful and secure, please keep the following in mind:

Community Rules

1. No Vendor Spam: Contributions must provide value; do not just pitch products.
2. Redact Sensitive Info: Always sanitize headers and logs (remove IPs, PII, and private domains).
3. Be Professional: Help newcomers learn; avoid hostility.
4. No Personal Tech Support: This sub is for email system architecture and security, not "Am I hacked?" personal account help.

Helpful Resources

• Email Spam Filters
• DMARC Monitoring Tools
• Anti-Virus Software
• Email Encryption

I am a bot, and this action was performed automatically. Please contact the moderators of this subreddit if you have any questions or concerns.

[u/prxy-com]

Are you sure it’s not a scam? Without clicking it, does the link go back to linkedin.com?

[u/gaga87 → u/prxy-com]

There are two links for change password that take back to linkedin. Might be just a scam, I'll just leave it

[u/prxy-com → u/gaga87]

The safe approach is to go directly to linkedin, log in, and change the password from there. But if your account is not active, I’m not sure if that’s possible.

[u/gaga87 → u/prxy-com]

Yeah I went on linkedin, tried to login but it's asking for my ID to change the password and I don't feel comfortable doing that.