Social Engineering
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LinkedIn phishing attacks have surged 232% since start of February
News Hackers are tricking users into clicking on fake LinkedIn alerts in an effort to steal login information
By Zach Marzouk Published
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A month in the life of a social engineer
In-depth With hackers finding more ingenious ways to exploit human flaws, we get inside the planning stages of a social engineering attack
By Jane Hoskyn Published
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Education and government most at risk from email threats
News New report finds phishing remains most dominant threat to IT security
By Rene Millman Published
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Robinhood hack exposes data from millions of customers
News An attacker socially engineered an employee at the stock-trading platform to gain access to customer support systems
By Zach Marzouk Published
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Microsoft warns of dangerous ‘BazaCall’ call centre ransomware scam
News Human operators are tricking victims into manually downloading malware onto their systems
By Keumars Afifi-Sabet Published
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Four quick tips to create an unbreakable password
Tutorials Sink password pirates with these password-creation tips
By Justin Cupler Last updated
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Hackers target US taxpayers with NetWire and Remcos malware
News Attackers are attempting to lure victims with malware-laced Word documents that purport to contain tax-related content
By Rene Millman Published
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Microsoft remains the most-spoofed brand for the second quarter in a row
News Malicious use of the tech giant's brand increased by 24% in the last quarter of 2020, according to Check Point
By Bobby Hellard Published
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The IT Pro Podcast: The power of disinformation
IT Pro Podcast Social media is a great innovation - but falsehoods and manipulation are rife
By IT Pro Published
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More than half of businesses saw rising fraud levels this year
News Each individual identity fraud attempt could cost an organisation between £1,000 and £4,999 on average
By Sabina Weston Published
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Twitter investigates possibility that DMs were accessed during Bitcoin hack
News Twitter maintains the attack was the result of 'social engineering', although reports suggest an employee may have been bribed
By Keumars Afifi-Sabet Published
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Businesses stung by convincing Office 365 voicemail scam
News This latest wave of phishing attacks incorporates real audio recordings to create a sense of urgency
By Keumars Afifi-Sabet Published
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