Latest social engineering news, analysis, tactics the bad guys are using and what you can do to defend your organization.
Researchers at BlueVoyant warn that attackers are increasingly adding an extra step to their phishing campaigns, impersonating third-parties to lend credibility to the scams.
This blog was co-written by KnowBe4's Data-Driven Defense Evangelist Roger A. Grimes and Chief Learning Officer John Just. Social engineering is involved in 70% to 90% of successful ...
Scammers are taking advantage of the popularity of the Barbie movie, according to researchers at McAfee.
A new social engineering campaign tracked as “FakeSG” is distributing the NetSupport remote access Trojan (RAT) via phony browser updates, according to researchers at Malwarebytes. The ...
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A new generative AI model called “WormGPT” is being offered on cybercrime forums, according to researchers at SlashNext. While other AI tools, such as ChatGPT, have safeguards in place ...
Researchers at Check Point outline various forms of tailgating attacks. These attacks can allow threat actors to bypass physical security measures via social engineering.
Researchers at Veriti have observed hundreds of spoofed domains following Meta’s launch of its Threads social media platform.
Australia officially launched their National Anti-Scam Centre this week. With more than AUD $3.1 billion lost each year, Australians need support.
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 ...
