LinkedIn sues ProAPIs for scraping user data using 1M fake accounts

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LinkedIn has filed a lawsuit against ProAPIs Inc. and its founder Rehmat Alam for allegedly scraping user data using over 1 million fake accounts. The lawsuit seeks a permanent injunction, deletion of scraped data, and payment of damages. ProAPIs is accused of violating LinkedIn’s terms of service by selling access to a tool called iScraper API, which facilitated industrial-scale scraping of LinkedIn data. LinkedIn has implemented several mechanisms to combat fake profiles and scraping activities, including advanced technology and legal actions against violators. The lawsuit also names a Pakistan-based entity, Netswift, as a technical enabler in the scraping operations. The lawsuit alleges that ProAPIs charged up to $15,000 per month for high-volume data scraping, and Alam is accused of using invalid credit cards to sign up for Premium LinkedIn accounts.

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LinkedIn sues ProAPIs for scraping user data using 1M fake accounts
LinkedIn has filed a lawsuit against ProAPIs Inc. and its founder Rehmat Alam for allegedly scraping user data using over 1 million fake accounts. The lawsuit seeks a permanent injunction, deletion of scraped data, and payment of damages. ProAPIs is accused of violating LinkedIn’s terms of service by selling access to a tool called iScraper API, which facilitated industrial-scale scraping of LinkedIn data. The lawsuit also names a Pakistan-based entity, Netswift, as a technical enabler in the scraping operations. ProAPIs charged up to $15,000 per month for high-volume data scraping, and Alam is accused of using invalid credit cards to sign up for Premium LinkedIn accounts.
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LinkedIn has filed a lawsuit against ProAPIs Inc. and its founder Rehmat Alam for scraping user data using over 1 million fake accounts.
First reported: 06.10.2025 17:54

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- LinkedIn sues ProAPIs for using 1M fake accounts to scrape user data — www.bleepingcomputer.com — 06.10.2025 17:54
ProAPIs is accused of violating LinkedIn’s terms of service by selling access to a tool called iScraper API.
First reported: 06.10.2025 17:54

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- LinkedIn sues ProAPIs for using 1M fake accounts to scrape user data — www.bleepingcomputer.com — 06.10.2025 17:54
The lawsuit seeks a permanent injunction, deletion of scraped data, and payment of damages.
First reported: 06.10.2025 17:54

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- LinkedIn sues ProAPIs for using 1M fake accounts to scrape user data — www.bleepingcomputer.com — 06.10.2025 17:54
LinkedIn has implemented mechanisms to combat fake profiles and scraping activities, including advanced technology and legal actions.
First reported: 06.10.2025 17:54

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- LinkedIn sues ProAPIs for using 1M fake accounts to scrape user data — www.bleepingcomputer.com — 06.10.2025 17:54
The lawsuit also names a Pakistan-based entity, Netswift, as a technical enabler in the scraping operations.
First reported: 06.10.2025 17:54

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- LinkedIn sues ProAPIs for using 1M fake accounts to scrape user data — www.bleepingcomputer.com — 06.10.2025 17:54
ProAPIs charged up to $15,000 per month for high-volume data scraping.
First reported: 06.10.2025 17:54

1 source, 1 article
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- LinkedIn sues ProAPIs for using 1M fake accounts to scrape user data — www.bleepingcomputer.com — 06.10.2025 17:54
Alam is accused of using invalid credit cards to sign up for Premium LinkedIn accounts.
First reported: 06.10.2025 17:54

1 source, 1 article
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- LinkedIn sues ProAPIs for using 1M fake accounts to scrape user data — www.bleepingcomputer.com — 06.10.2025 17:54