Security News

Adware Spreading Via Social Engineering, Facebook Messenger (Threatpost)
2017-08-24 18:15

Attackers have taken to Facebook Messenger with a combination of social engineering and malicious JavaScript to spread adware.

Classic Ether Wallet Compromised via Social Engineering (Threatpost)
2017-07-03 18:10

Developers of Classic Ether Wallet said an attacker managed to hijack the domain for the wallet via social engineering late Thursday evening.

Threats: Social Engineering and Malicious Spam Dominate (InfoRiskToday)
2017-06-22 12:33

Exploits Kits, Once Formidable, Continue to DeclineGood news: Exploits kits are in decline, thanks to concerted efforts to disrupt their efficacy. Unfortunately, criminals are diversifying their...

Identity Deception and Social Engineering at Work - Email Makes It Easy (InfoRiskToday)
2017-05-17 16:48

Verizon: Most Breaches Trace to Phishing, Social Engineering (InfoRiskToday)
2017-03-03 19:55

Phish me if you can: Frank Abagnale says tech will never defeat social engineering (ArsTechnica)
2017-02-23 20:09

FBI agent explores how social engineering attacks get a boost from social media (TechRepublic)
2017-02-06 22:51

Phishers’ new social engineering trick: PDF attachments with malicious links (Help Net Security)
2017-01-27 20:25

It is – or it should be – a well known fact that attackers occasionally email potential victims with PDF attachments containing malware or exploit code. But the latest attacks through PDF...

Impressive Social Engineering Display (Schneier on Security)
2016-12-15 21:43

In this impressive lc7scxvKQOo">social-engineering display, a hacker convinces a cell phone tech support person to change an account password without being verified in any way....

65% of social engineering attacks compromised employee credentials (Help Net Security)
2016-12-02 14:00

Social engineering is having a notable impact on organizations across a range of industrial sectors in the US. In fact, 60 percent of surveyed security leaders say their organizations were or may...