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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.

Smishing Triad Threat Actor Sets Its Sights on the UAE

Resecurity warns that the Smishing Triad threat actor has “vastly expanded its attack footprint” in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

Stay a Step Ahead of your #1 Downtime Threat - Business Email Compromise

A new report from Secureworks has found that business email compromise (BEC) remains “one of the most financially damaging online crimes overall for orgs” in 2023. The security firm’s ...

Generative AI and the Automation of Social Engineering Increasingly Used By Threat Actors

Threat actors continue to use generative AI tools to craft convincing social engineering attacks, according to Glory Kaburu at Cryptopolitan.

It’s Official – Generative AI Has Made Phishing Emails Foolproof

The most basic use of tools like ChatGPT to script out professional-looking emails has all but eliminated improperly written content as an indicator of a potential phishing scam.

Threat Group UNC3944 Continues to See Success Using Text-Based Social Engineering

A new update on UNC3944 group's activities shows how they are evolving their focus squarely on SMiShing credential harvesting attacks that result in data theft/extortion attacks.

Pharma Industry Seeing Reduction in Data Breach Costs, But Still Have Much to Do

Insights from IBM’s Cost of a Data Breach Report on the Pharmaceutical Industry shows that while the overall cost has improved, there are clear areas of risk that need to be addressed.

[Cybersecurity Awareness Month] Frankenphisher – The Monster of Social Engineering Artificial Intelligence

Imagine an artificial intelligence (AI) system developed by a mad scientist to leverage the full capabilities of Large-Language-Models (LLM).

Why BJ Fogg and Daniel Kahneman Are Big Security Pro Must-Knows

You're no stranger to the complexities of safeguarding your organization's digital assets. But have you considered the human element in your security equation? Behavioral economics, ...

[NEW RELEASE]: Unleash the Power of Cybersecurity Education with KnowBe4’s 'Hack-A-Cat' on Roblox

What do cheese, fish and cybersecurity training have in common? Each of these comes together to help keep kids informed about cyber threats and cybersecurity best practices with KnowBe4’s ...

[YIKES] AI Now Enables Subliminal Image "Inception"

Seen Christopher Nolan's movie Inception? If you haven't, it's about a thief who is given the task of planting an idea into the mind of a CEO. The technology of implanting ideas is ...