Latest social engineering news, analysis, tactics the bad guys are using and what you can do to defend your organization.
Boxers will often say, the punches that hurt the most aren’t the ones which are thrown with the most force, but the ones they didn’t see coming. I think the same is true in cybersecurity. ...
There’s an important metric that can tell you exactly how vulnerable your high-risk employees and departments are to the next generation of social engineering.
Imposter scams were the most commonly reported type of fraud in 2025, with Americans reporting $3.5 billion in losses, according to new data from the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC). ...
New research by McAfee has found that many consumers tend to ignore red flags associated with scams when searching online for a good deal. The research identified the following consumer ...
An extortion gang tracked as “Silent Ransom Group” is targeting US law firms with voice phishing and in-person social engineering attacks, according to researchers at Mandiant and ...
Cloud email security has become pretty good. Not perfect, obviously, because the attack landscape is forever changing. But good enough that the old tactics do not land with the same ...
Threat actors are increasingly abusing workplace collaboration tools like Microsoft Teams to launch social engineering attacks, according to researchers at Palo Alto Networks’s Unit 42. ...
A newly surfaced extortion brand called “Pink” is using voice phishing and fake IT support calls to breach organizations, the Register reports. The threat actor may be a rebrand of prior ...
Phishing scams surged across social media platforms during the first quarter of 2026, according to a new report from the Anti-Phishing Working Group (APWG).
When the weather starts to get warmer, it is a sign that summer time is around the corner. But just as the weather heats up and travel plans get booked, scammers capitalize on the season ...
