Social Engineering
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Uber hacked via basic smishing attack
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
By Rory Bathgate Published
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Signal confirms 1,900 of its users were hit by Twilio breach
News Last week's phishing attack on Twilio has exposed phone numbers exposed and compromised user accounts
By Connor Jones Published
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Twilio account breach result of sophisticated social engineering campaign
News Employees were subjected to personalised texts that impersonated Twilio's IT department, in a strategic credential harvesting operation
By Rory Bathgate Published
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Hackers hiding malicious links in top Google search results, researchers warn
News Malicious adverts made to resemble links to websites are targeting some of the world’s most popular websites
By Rory Bathgate Published
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Roblox hacker posts stolen documents online
News The company said that it has been investigating a phishing incident in which an employee was targeted through social engineering
By Zach Marzouk Published
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Marriott hit by data breach through social engineering
News Unknown attackers were reportedly able to exfiltrate 20GB of information from the company
By Zach Marzouk Published
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BRATA malware has evolved to target online banking across Europe, researchers warn
News The new variant can now access SMS, GPS, and device control to better steal financial data
By Rory Bathgate Published
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Security BSides commits to greater conference diversity after speaker backlash
News A surprise booking of a divisive social engineer prompted a number of cyber security experts to pull out of BSides Cleveland
By Connor Jones Published
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Deepfake attacks expected to be next major threat to businesses
News Cisco’s cyber security experts agreed that social norms may also become “super weird” as a result
By Connor Jones Published
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What is shoulder surfing?
In-depth This social engineering technique can pose a major security risk, so here's how to best protect against it
By Jane McCallion Last updated
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LAPSUS$ breached T-Mobile systems, stole source code
News T-Mobile has denied that the hackers obtained customer or government information
By Sabina Weston Published
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IT Pro 20/20: The new frontier of innovation
IT Pro 20/20 Businesses are putting green tech at their heart of their buying decisions, and manufacturers and paying attention
By Dale Walker Published
IT Pro 20/20