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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.

FBI: Cyber Criminals Will Continue Targeting Healthcare Payment Processors Through Phishing Campaigns and Social Engineering

Despite the pandemic being largely considered over, a recent Private Industry Notification focused on the Healthcare industry indicates that organizations should remain vigilant.

Recent Optus Data Breach Teaches the Importance of Recognizing Social Engineering

Optus, one of Australia's largest telecommunications companies, recently suffered a data breach that affected over 9.8 million customers.

Sentence in a Catphishing Case

A convict serving twenty-five years in South Carolina for voluntary manslaughter and attempted armed robbery, Darnell Kahn, has now also been convicted in a US court on Federal sextortion ...

You Need Aggressive Cyber Training, Not "So, So" Training

According to nearly every study conducted over the last decade, social engineering is involved in the vast majority of cyber attacks. The figures range from about 30% to 90% of all ...

“Browser-in-the-Browser” Phishing Technique Spotted in New Steam Account Attack

Luring victims using a realistic- and legitimate-looking fake browser window to steal Steam accounts, this new type of social engineering may be a sign of things to come.

Social Engineering Targets Healthcare Payment Processors

The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has issued an alert warning of an increase in phishing and other social engineering attacks against healthcare payment processors.

Bank of America Warns of Zelle Payment Scam Texts

Bank of America recently sent a customer service email warning users to watch out for this new phishing attack.

Uber security breach 'looks bad', caused by social engineering

It was all over the news, but ZDNet's Eileen Yu was one of the first. -- "Hacker is believed to have breached Uber's entire network in a social engineering attack, which one security ...

Cisco Attempt Attributed to Lapsus$ Group

Security researchers at Cisco Talos have issued an update on the cyberattack Cisco sustained earlier this year. The attack began with a phishing attack against a Cisco employee, which led ...

Singapore: Top Ten Scams in the First Half of 2022 Cost Over $227 Million, Scam Frequency Rises by 94%

Queries of reported cases to Singapore Police reveal a rise in scam costs by 59% as phishing cases double and job-related scams increase 7x from the first half of 2021.