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Social Engineering

Latest social engineering news, analysis, tactics the bad guys are using and what you can do to defend your organization.

Australia’s National Anti-Scam Centre: Prevention Is Better Than the Cure

Australia officially launched their National Anti-Scam Centre this week. With more than AUD $3.1 billion lost each year, Australians need support.

Job Recruitment Scams Rising Due to Social Engineering

Job scams are a rising form of socially engineered cybercrime. And while it’s easy to imagine the trouble they cause individuals who innocently fall for them (lost opportunities, identity ...

Amazon Prime Day Alert: Beware of Fake Logins, Gift Card Scams

A new threat alert from ConsumerAffairs and TrendMicro proves more than just shoppers will take advantage of Amazon’s upcoming Prime Day.

U.K. Twitter Impersonation Hacker Sentenced to Prison in the U.S.

The British national responsible for hacking into and impersonating high-profile individuals as part of a crypto theft scheme has been sentenced to five years in prison.

Microsoft Teams Cyber Attack Exploit Tool Relies on Social Engineering to Deliver Malware

If your organization uses Microsoft Teams, then you definitely want to hear about a new way bad actors are exploiting this newly discovered cyber attack tool.

New Report Shows Social Engineering and Business Email Compromise Attacks Have Drastically Increased in 2023

Email-based social engineering attacks have risen by 464% this year compared to the first half of 2022, according to a report by Acronis. Business email compromise (BEC) attacks have also ...

National Cyber Security Centre Notes UK Law Firms are Main Target for Cybercriminals

In the most recent Cyber Threat report from the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), it is clear that UK law firms are a gold mine for cybercriminals.

Russian Threat Actor Targets Ukraine Government And Military With Spear Phishing Emails

Russia’s APT28 (also known as “Fancy Bear” or “BlueDelta”) is using spear phishing to compromise Ukrainian government and military entities, according to researchers at Recorded Future. ...

New Cryptocurrency Coinbase Phishing Campaign Uses Social Engineering

A phishing campaign is impersonating cryptocurrency trading platform Coinbase, Tech.co reports. Crypto trader Jacob Canfield described the campaign in a Twitter thread, stating that the ...

Want To Stop All Scams? Here Is How!

There are many ways to be socially engineered and phished, including email, websites, social media, SMS texts, chat services, phone calls and in-person. These days, it is hard to sell ...