Latest about Social Engineering
Novel social engineering attacks soar 135% amid uptake of generative AI
By Zach Marzouk published
News 82% of employees are worried about hackers using generative AI to create scam emails
CISA: Phishing campaign targeting US federal agencies went undetected for months
By Rory Bathgate published
News Threat actors used legitimate remote access software to maliciously target federal employees
Google Ads malvertising campaign prompts questions around Search security
By Rory Bathgate published
News A leading security researcher has called into question why Google still allows malware links to top search results
Uber hacked via basic smishing attack
By Rory Bathgate published
News The self-taught hacker impersonated an IT worker to gain an Uber employee's password, obtaining broad access to internal systems and posting taunting messages
Signal confirms 1,900 of its users were hit by Twilio breach
By Connor Jones published
News Last week's phishing attack on Twilio has exposed phone numbers exposed and compromised user accounts
Twilio account breach result of sophisticated social engineering campaign
By Rory Bathgate published
News Employees were subjected to personalised texts that impersonated Twilio's IT department, in a strategic credential harvesting operation
Hackers hiding malicious links in top Google search results, researchers warn
By Rory Bathgate published
News Malicious adverts made to resemble links to websites are targeting some of the world’s most popular websites
Roblox hacker posts stolen documents online
By Zach Marzouk published
News The company said that it has been investigating a phishing incident in which an employee was targeted through social engineering
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